SOLUTION: if a plane can travel 500 mkiles per hour with the wind and 400 miles per hour against the wind, find the speed of the plane in still air

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Question 458979: if a plane can travel 500 mkiles per hour with the wind and 400 miles per hour against the wind, find the speed of the plane in still air
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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500+400/2=450 mph.
500-450=450-400=50 mph
Still air speed:450 mph. Wind speed:50 mph..