Problema Solution
Oceanic flight 815 can fly 624 miles with the wind in 3 hours, while it takes the same plane 4hours to fly the same distance against the wind. Find the speed of the plane in still air, and the speed of the wind.
Answer provided by our tutors
3x + 3y = 624
4x - 4y = 624
we get
speed of plane 182
speed of wind 26