SOLUTION: A certain aircraft can fly 960 miles with the wind in 4 hours and travel the same distance against the wind in 6 hours. Write the speed of the wind in Blank 1 and the speed of the
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Question 334243: A certain aircraft can fly 960 miles with the wind in 4 hours and travel the same distance against the wind in 6 hours. Write the speed of the wind in Blank 1 and the speed of the plane in Blank 2. Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A certain aircraft can fly 960 miles with the wind in 4 hours and travel the same distance against the wind in 6 hours. Write the speed of the wind in Blank 1 and the speed of the plane in Blank 2.
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960/4 = 240 mph
960/6 = 160 mph
The airspeed is the average.
The wind speed is 1/2 the difference.
