Problema Solution

a plane flies 430 miles with the wind and 340 miles against the wind in the same length of time. if the speed of the wind is 27 mph, what is the speed of the plane in still air?

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(S+27)T = 430

(S-27)T = 340 or  (S-27)T + 90 = 430

ST + 27 T = ST - 27T + 160

54T = 160  so T = 2.96296 hours