Problema Solution

A twin engine aircraft can fly 612 miles from city A to city B in 3 hours with the wind and make the return trip in 6 hours against the wind. What is the speed of the wind?

Answer provided by our tutors

let speed of aircraft be x and of wind be ymph

3(x+y) = 612

x+y = 204

6(x-y ) = 612

x-y = 102

on solving y = 51 mph9