SOLUTION: Mr. McKelvey finds that flying with the wind he can travel 1188 miles in 6 hours. However, when flying against the wind, he travels only 2/3 of the distance in the same amount of t

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Question 1152421: Mr. McKelvey finds that flying with the wind he can travel 1188 miles in 6 hours. However, when flying against the wind, he travels only 2/3 of the distance in the same amount of time. Find the speed of the plane in still air and the wind speed.
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r and w
Speed without wind, and speed of wind

system%28r%2Bw=1188%2F6%2Cr-w=%282%2F3%291188%2F6%29
Simplify and solve the system.