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a plane flies 480 miles with a 15 mph tailwind and then back 480 miles with a 15 mph headwind. if the plane completes the trip in 7.2 hours, how fast is the plane traveling against the wind and with the
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a plane flies 480 miles with a 15 mph tailwind and then back 480 miles with a 15 mph headwind. if the plane completes the trip in 7.2 hours, how fast is the plane traveling against the wind and with the wind

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Since we know the x and y, you would divide 480 by 15 and 32 miles per hour. Then you would multiply 7.2 by 32 and get 230.4. Your trying to find with wind and against wind so just times that by two and get 460.8. I think
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