Question 966424
With a headwind, a small plane can fly 240 miles in 3 hours. With a tailwind the plane can fly the same distance in 2 hours. 

Let p be the rate of the plane and w be the rate of the wind.

             Rate              Multiplied with  Time  Equals   Distance

With Headwind       p-w   * 3  =         240
With Tailwind   p-w    *   2    =    240     *********** Should be p+w

Use the information in each row to write a system of equations
Solve the system of equations the find the rates of the plane and wind
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The plane's airspeed is the average of the groundspeeds, upwind and downwind.
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Wind speed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed.
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