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Question 1104625: I need the full answer to this question as soon as possible, thank you so much if you take the time to help me out.
A jet travels
2202mi
against a jetstream in
3
hours and
2532mi
with the jetstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the jetstream?
HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS NEEDED TO BE ANSWERED:
-Rate of the jet still in the air:
-Rate of the jet stream:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
           SPEEDS         TIME       DISTANCE

AGAINST      r-w            3          2202

WITH         r+w            3          2532

system%28r-w=2202%2F3%2Cr%2Bw=2532%2F3%29
Simplify and solve this linear system in the two unknowns r and w.