SOLUTION: if a plane can travel 450 miles per hour with the wind and 410 miles per hour against the wind, find the speed of the plane still in the air

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Question 306331: if a plane can travel 450 miles per hour with the wind and 410 miles per hour against the wind, find the speed of the plane still in the air
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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p + w = 450

p - w = 410

adding equations ___ 2p = 860 ___ p = 430