Question

an airplane can travel 1,160 miles going with the wind in 2.5 hours and it can travel 1,040 miles going against the wind in the same amount of time. find the speed of the plane in still air and find the speed of the wind.

Answer 1

1160 +1040= 2200miles

2.5hrs + 2.5hrs= 5 hrs

speed = distance/ time

2200miles /5hrs =450 miles/hr

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•. • the speed of the wind is 450miles/hr