SOLUTION: Flying against the wind, an airplane travels 2280km in 3 hours. Flying with the wind, the same plane travels 6100km in 5 hours. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what
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Question 324746: Flying against the wind, an airplane travels 2280km in 3 hours. Flying with the wind, the same plane travels 6100km in 5 hours. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the rate of the wind? Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, Fombitz:Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rate*Time=Distance
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Let P be the rate of the plane in still air.
Let W be the rate of the wind.
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Add eq. 1 and eq. 2 to eliminate W. kph
Then from eq. 1, kph
