Question

A man flies a plane 180 miles. Because he is flying into a headwind the trip takes him 2 hours. On the way back the wind is blowing the same speed so the return trip takes 1 hour and 12 minutes. What is his speed in still air and how fast is the wind blowing?

Answer 1

120mph

30 mph wind

Explanation:

the simple answer is d = rt

figure the two variables, then average the results to get the airplanes speed

the wind speed is the difference in time