Question

a plane travels 228 miles in 1.8 hours against the wind. on the return trip, it travels the same 228 miles in 1 hour. Find the speed of the wind

Answer 1

I would appreciate your help

Answer 2

Do they give the wind speed?

Answer 3

No they do not

Answer 4

Let s and w be the plane's speed and the wind speed respectively.
Solve the following for w:
{18/10 (s - w) = 228, 1 (s + w) = 228}
w = 152/3 mph

Answer 5

Thank You

Answer 6

Your welcome.