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28 December, 16:09

At maximum speed, an airplane travels 2460 miles against the wind in 6 hours. Flying with the wind, the plane can travel the same distance in 5 hours, What is the speed of the plane with no wind?

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  1. 28 December, 16:12
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    451 miles per hour

    distance = rate x time

    against the wind this relationship is 2460 = (r-w) x 6

    with the wind this relationship is 2460 = (r+w) 5

    solving those two equations for r (which is the rate the plane flies) gives 902 = 2r which gives r = 451mph.
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