Question

A plane capable of flying at 500 mph, makes a 3000 mile round trip. Flying into a headwind, the return trip takes 1.5 hours longer than the original flight which had the advantage of a tailwind. Find the speed of the wind, assuming it was the same on both trips.

Answer 1

any thoughts?

Answer 2

how do we calculate distances traveled? in this case the distance remains the same, its the other variables that differ.