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11 January, 21:39

a plane traveled 580 miles to chicago and back. the trip there was with the wind. it took 5 hours. the trip back was into the wind. the trip back took 10 hours. find the speed of the plane in still air and the speed of the wind.

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  1. 11 January, 21:57
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    If the speed in still air is s, and the wind speed is w,

    580 / (s+w) = 5

    580 / (s-w) = 10

    s=87

    w=29
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