SOLUTION: a plane makes a trip of 5040 km in 7h, flying with the wind. Returning against the wind, the plance makes the trip in 9h. What is the speed of the wind?
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Question 184237: a plane makes a trip of 5040 km in 7h, flying with the wind. Returning against the wind, the plance makes the trip in 9h. What is the speed of the wind? Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source):
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Distance (d) equals Rate (r) times Time (t) or d=rt; r=d/t and t=d/r
let r =speed of the wind
And let s=speed of the plane in still air
With the wind: s+r=5040/7=720--------------eq1
Against the wind: s-r=5040/9=560------------------eq2
subtract eq2 from eq1:
2r=160
r=80 mph---------------------------speed of wind
from eq1
s+80=720
s=640--------------------------speed of plane in still air
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5040=(640+80)*7
5040=5040
and
5040=(640-80)*9
5040=5040
Hope this helps---ptaylor
