Much appreciation for any assistance.
Flying with a tailwind, a pilot flew an airplane 700 miles in 3.5 hours. Flying into a headwind, the return trip took 5 hours. Find the speed of the plane in calm air and the speed of the wind.
speed in calm air ______ mph
speed of wind _____ mph

Question

Much appreciation for any assistance.
Flying with a tailwind, a pilot flew an airplane 700 miles in 3.5 hours. Flying into a headwind, the return trip took 5 hours. Find the speed of the plane in calm air and the speed of the wind.
speed in calm air ______ 	mph
speed of wind  _____	mph

anonymous · Answer

So to find the speed in calm air, you take 700 divided by 3.5 and you get the speed for calm air and for speed of the air plane in wind you would take 700 because it is the miles of the trip divided by 5 and you get the other speed:)

anonymous · Answer

hay hay thank you - i was thinking the same thing. But when I punched in those figures, 200 mph and 140, both were incorrect.