An airplane travels 2836 km against the wind in 4 hours and 3156 km with the wind in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the rate of …

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RiesvGeffen · Answer 1 · 2020-04-14T16:12:26+0000

Answer:

with wind velocity = 3156/4 = 789 mph

against wind velocity = 2836/4 = 709 mph

(789/709) / 2 = 40 mph

wind velocity = 40 mph

plane velocity = 789 - 40 = 749 mph

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