A model airplane can average 20mph with no wind for an 80 mile trip. Cycling into the wind, the bicyclist can cover 56 miles at the same time. Find the speed of the wind.

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anonymous · Answer

model plane flies for 80/20 = 4 hours
cyclist travels at 56/4 = 14 mph
- thats all you can calculate with the information you have given

anonymous · Answer

you need to know the speed of the cyclist with no wind to find the wind speed

anonymous · Answer

that is all it says in the question/

anonymous · Answer

well there must be some info missing - maybe the cyclist's speed with no wind is the same as the airplane
in which case speed of wind = 20-14 = 6 mph

anonymous · Answer

i think the cyclist's speed with no wind is the same as the airplane

anonymous · Answer

well if thats so 6 mph is your answer

anonymous · Answer

how did you get that then?