SOLUTION: An airplane flew with the wind for 3 hours and returned the same distance against the wind in 4 hours, if cruising speed of the plane was a constant 434 mph in the air, how fast wa

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Question 878335: An airplane flew with the wind for 3 hours and returned the same distance against the wind in 4 hours, if cruising speed of the plane was a constant 434 mph in the air, how fast was the wind blowing?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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(434+w)3 = (434-w)4
7w = 434
w = 62mph