Problema Solution

It takes 9.5 hours to fly from Baltimore to Munich and 11 hours to return. If an airplane averages 550 mph in still air, what is the average rate of the wind blowing in the direction from Baltimore to Munich? Assume the speed of the wind (jet stream) is constant and the same for both legs of the trip.

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speed of wind = x

9.5(550+x) = 11(550-x)

5225 + 9.5x = 6050 - 11x

20.5x = 825

40.24 mph