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With a head wind, a plane traveled 1000 miles in 4 hours. With the same wind, the return trip took 3 hours 20 minutes. Find the plane’s air speed and the wind speed.

 Sep 16, 2020
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1000 / 4 =250 mph - its speed with a headwind.
1000 / 3 1/13 =300 mph - its speed with the wind.

 

[250 + 300] / 2 =275 mph - its speed in still air.
[300 - 250] / 2  =25 mph - wind's speed

 Sep 16, 2020

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