SOLUTION: A plane has a cruising speed of
250
miles per hour when there is no wind. At this speed, the plane flew
300
miles with the wind in the same amount of time it flew
200
m
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250
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300
miles with the wind in the same amount of time it flew
200
m
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Question 1030810: A plane has a cruising speed of
250
miles per hour when there is no wind. At this speed, the plane flew
300
miles with the wind in the same amount of time it flew
200
miles against the wind. Find the speed of the wind.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the speed of the wind:
250+x/300=250-x/200
50000+200x=75000-300x
500x=25000
x=50;
300/300=200/200
1=1
Thus, the speed of the wind is 50 mph!!!!!!!
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