SOLUTION: Flying against the wind, a jet travels
3680mi
in
8
hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels
6720mi
in
7
hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and
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3680mi
in
8
hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels
6720mi
in
7
hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and
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Question 976203: Flying against the wind, a jet travels
3680mi
in
8
hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels
6720mi
in
7
hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Flying against the wind, a jet travels
3680mi
in
8
hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels
6720mi
in
7
hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind?
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Find the 2 groundspeeds, upwind and downwind.
The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2.
Windspeed = difference between airspeed and groundspeed.
