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27 December, 20:04

A jet travels 5456mi against the wind in 8 hours and 6416mi with the wind in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind?

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  1. 27 December, 20:25
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    Airplane velocity against wind = 5,456 / 8 = 682 mph

    Airplane velocity with wind = 6,416 / 8 = 802 mph

    plane velocity - wind speed = 682

    plane velocity + wind speed = 802

    Adding both equations,

    2 * plane velocity = 1,484

    plane velocity = 742 mph

    Since

    plane velocity + wind speed = 802

    742 + wind speed = 802

    wind speed = 60 mph
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