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Question 27235: A plane flying with the wind flew 225 miles in 2 hours. It returned to its origin flying against the wind and took 3 hours 45 minutes to cover the same distance. How fast was the wind blowing? I came up with the following, did I do this correctly? Thanks for your help
V= Air Speed
W= Wind Speed
2(V + W)=225
2V + 2W =225
2V = 225
112.5 is air speed
3.75(112.5 - W)=225
421.88 - 3.75W = 225
-3.75W = -196.88
W = 52.50 mph Answer by Paul(988) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the speedd of the plane be x
let the speed of the wind be y
2(x+y)=225 --> solve for y
2x+2y-225
2y=225-2x
y=112.5-x (subsitution)
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