SOLUTION: If a plane can travel 460 miles per hour with the wind and 400 miles per hour against the wind, find the speed of the plane in still air.

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Question 515567: If a plane can travel 460 miles per hour with the wind and 400 miles per hour against the wind, find the speed of the plane in still air.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's called airspeed, and it's the average of the 2 speeds.
= 430 mi/hr