Lying against the wind, a jet travels 2950mi in 5 hours. flying with the wind, the same jet travels 7650mi in 9 hours. what is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind?



Answer :

Let s be the speed of the plane; and w be the speed of the wind. Then:
5s-5w=2950
9s+9w=7650

45s-45w=26550
45s+45w=38250
90s=64800
s=720
w=
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