SOLUTION: An airliner flying with the wind takes 3.5 hours to fly 1,875 miles and 4 hours to fly the same distance against the wind. Assuming that the airliner travels at a constant speed an

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Question 346881: An airliner flying with the wind takes 3.5 hours to fly 1,875 miles and 4 hours to fly the same distance against the wind. Assuming that the airliner travels at a constant speed and the wind blows at a constant rate, find the speed of the airliner in still air and the wind speed. Round off the answers to two decimal places.
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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a + w = 1875/3.5

a - w = 1875/4

add the equations to find the speed of the airliner , then substitute to find the wind speed