SOLUTION: Flying with the wind, a plane flew 1200 mi in 4h. Against the wind, the plane required 5h to fly the same distance. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of the wind

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Question 909715: Flying with the wind, a plane flew 1200 mi in 4h. Against the wind, the plane required 5h to fly the same distance. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of the wind
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r, plane
w, wind

_______________rate__________time___________distance
WITH___________r+w____________4_____________1200=%28r%2Bw%29%2A4
AGAINST________r-w____________5_____________1200=%28r-w%29%2A5