Question

700 miles away, to try out his luck. The ride there with the wind takes four hours. A few months later almost broke he heads back, on the same plane and the same wind. The flight then, against the wind, takes five hours. What is the speed of the plane and what is the speed of the wind?

Answer 1

speed of plane = 157.5 mph

speed o wind = 17.5 mph

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance traveled to move from one position to other is given as

`d = 700 miles`

time taken by it

`t = 4 hr`

so here the speed is given as

`v_p + v_w = (700)/(4)`

`v_p + v_w = 175 mph`

during his return journey we have

`v_p - v_w = (700)/(5)`

`v_p - v_w = 140 mph`

now from above two equations we have

`v_p = 157.5 mph`

`v_w = 17.5 mph`