Problema Solution

A jet plane averaged 640 mph on a trip because of a tail wind. On the return trip the head wind reduced the speed to 576 mph and the time was increased by an hour. Find the time for each trip and find the distance of the trip one way.

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D/640 = tD/576 = t+1640t = 576t + 576t = 9 hoursTimes are 9 hours and 10 hours