SOLUTION: Flying against the wind, a jet travels 2480mi in 4 hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels 7840mi in 7 hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rat

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Question 1001505: Flying against the wind, a jet travels 2480mi in 4 hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels 7840mi in 7 hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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RT=D relates rate, time, distance, a basic rule. 

              rate     time     distance
AGAINST       r-w       4       2480
WITH          r+w       7       7840

Use the uniform travel rate rule.