SOLUTION: A plane traveling with the wind can travel 2400 miles in four hours. It takes six hours for the return flight. What is the speed of the plane in still air? what is the speed of the
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Question 182251: A plane traveling with the wind can travel 2400 miles in four hours. It takes six hours for the return flight. What is the speed of the plane in still air? what is the speed of the wind? Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2400/4=600mph
2400/6=400
(600+400)/2=1000/2=500 mph. is the air speed of the plane in still air.
(600-500)=100 mph. is the wind speed.
Proof:
400+100=500
600-100=500
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