SOLUTION: An airplane makes a trip in 4.3 hours flying with a head wind. The plane makes the trip back in 3.9 hours with a tailwind. If the wind speed is 10 mile per hour, find the speed of

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Question 941482: An airplane makes a trip in 4.3 hours flying with a head wind. The plane makes the trip back in 3.9 hours with a tailwind. If the wind speed is 10 mile per hour, find the speed of the plane.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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The wording is confusing. WITH the wind, the plane goes faster; AGAINST the wind, the plane goes slower.

This tabulated data is arranged accordingly:

____________________rate___________time___________distance
AGNST ______________r-10____________4.3____________d
WITH________________r+10____________3.9____________d

Distance equal each way, so form one equation with one variable.