A jet takes 7 hours to travel a distance of 5586mi against the wind. the return trip takes 6 hours with the wind. what is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind?

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A jet takes 7 hours to travel a distance of 5586mi against the wind. the return trip takes 6 hours with the wind. what is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind?

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lets say speed of jet is u
& speed of wind is v
5586=(u-v)7--------1
5586=(u+v)6--------2
by 1,2 eqations,
we can get u&v

Tom Kur answered Jun 21, 2018

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