SOLUTION: A plane travels from city A to city B, a distance of 1500 miles, in 6 hours. On the return trip, the plane encounters a headwind, and the trip takes 10 hours, What was the speed

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Question 912505: A plane travels from city A to city B, a distance of 1500 miles, in 6 hours. On the return trip, the plane encounters a headwind, and the trip takes 10 hours, What was the speed of the headwind?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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r + w = 250 1500%2F6 Assuming tail wind going
r - w = 150 1500%2F10
2r = 400
r = 200mph
w = 50mph