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