SOLUTION: a pilot can travel 396 miles with the wind in the same amount of time as 324 miles against the wind. Find the speed of the wind if the pilot's speed in still air is 220 miles per

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Question 866364: a pilot can travel 396 miles with the wind in the same amount of time as 324 miles against the wind. Find the speed of the wind if the pilot's speed in still air is 220 miles per hour.
_________mph
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396%2F%28220%2Bw%29+=+324%2F%28220-w%29  | Cross Multiplying to solve for w

 396(220) - 396w = 324(220) + 324w

             72(220)= 720w

             72(220)/ 720 = w

                  22mph = w