Problema Solution

For spring break, a group of students flew to Cancun. From Mexico City, the airplane took 2 hr to fly 600 miles against a head wind. The return trip with the wind took 1 2/3 hr. Find the speed of the plane in still air.

Answer provided by our tutors

2/ 600 = 1.33/ x

600 * 1.67 / 2 = 500 mph