SOLUTION: a plane traveling into a headwind travels 920 miles in 4 hours and 36 minutes. The return trip takes 4 hours. what is the speed of the plane and the wind assuming that both are c

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Question 297342: a plane traveling into a headwind travels 920 miles in 4 hours and 36 minutes. The return trip takes 4 hours. what is the speed of the plane and the wind assuming that both are constant?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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r*t=d
(p-w)*(4 36/60)=920
(p-w)*(4.6)=920
(p+w)*(4)=920
p=215 w=15