SOLUTION: When a plane flies into the wind, it can travel 3000 miles in 6 hours. When it files with the wind, it can travel the same distance is 5 hours. Find the rate of the plane in still

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Question 449376: When a plane flies into the wind, it can travel 3000 miles in 6 hours. When it files with the wind, it can travel the same distance is 5 hours. Find the rate of the plane in still air and the rate of the wind.
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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D=RT
3,000=R*6
R=3,000/6
R=500 MPH. ANS. AGAINST THE WIND.
3,000=R/5
R=3,000/5
R=600 MPH ANS. WITH THE WIND.
500+W=600-W
W+W=600-500
2W=100
W=50 MPH. ANS.
500+50=550 ANS. FOR THE PLANE'SSPEED IN STILL AIR.
600-50=550 DITTO.