SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve this word problem: An airplane traveling at 450 mph enters a region with a headwind of 25 mph. How long will it take the plane to travel 950 miles i

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Question 124105: Can you please help me solve this word problem:
An airplane traveling at 450 mph enters a region with a headwind of 25 mph. How long will it take the plane to travel 950 miles into this wind?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember time = distance%2Fspeed
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time = 950%2F%28%28450-25%29%29 = 950%2F425 = 2.235294 hrs
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That's 2 hr + .235294*60 or 2 hr 14.1 min