SOLUTION: An airplane can travel 330 mph in still air. If it travels 744 miles with the wind in the same length of time it travels 576 miles against the wind, what is the speed of the wind?

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Question 1056940: An airplane can travel 330 mph in still air. If it travels 744 miles with the wind in the same length of time it travels 576 miles against the wind, what is the speed of the wind?
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let w be the speed of the wind. Then:
744/330+w=576/330-w
744(330-w)=576(330+w)
245520-744w=190080+576w
1320w=55440
w=42 mph is the speed of the wind. ☺☺☺☺