SOLUTION: a small jet has an airspeed (the rate in still air) of 300 miles per hour. during one days flights, the pilot noted that the plane could fly 85mi with a tailwind in the same time i

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Question 1064588: a small jet has an airspeed (the rate in still air) of 300 miles per hour. during one days flights, the pilot noted that the plane could fly 85mi with a tailwind in the same time it took to fly 65 mi against that same wind. what was the rate of wind?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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                SPEED          TIME           DISTANCE

WITHWIND        300+w          t               85

AGAINST         300-w          t               65


t=85%2F%28300%2Bw%29 and t=65%2F%28300-w%29.

85%2F%28300%2Bw%29=65%2F%28300-w%29-------solve this for w, the wind speed.