SOLUTION: A pilot flies 650 miles against a 19​-mile-per-hour wind. On the next​ day, the pilot flies back home with a 6​-mile-per-hour tail wind. The total trip&#8203

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Question 1120685: A pilot flies 650 miles against a 19​-mile-per-hour wind. On the next​ day, the pilot flies back home with a 6​-mile-per-hour tail wind. The total trip​ (both ways) takes 5 hours. Find the speed of the airplane without a wind.
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