SOLUTION: Solve: A plane flew 720 miles with a steady 30 mi/hr tailwind. The pilot then returned to the starting point, flying against the same wind. If the round-trip flight too 10 hr, what

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Question 960423: Solve: A plane flew 720 miles with a steady 30 mi/hr tailwind. The pilot then returned to the starting point, flying against the same wind. If the round-trip flight too 10 hr, what was the plane's airspeed?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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_____________________speed_____________time__________distance
WITHWIND_____________r+30____________(____)_________720
AGAINSTWind__________r-30____________(___)__________720
Total__________________________________10

Uniform Travel Rates Rule, RT=D.

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