an airplane that travels at 550 mph in still air encounters a 50 mph headwind. how long will it take the plane to travel 900 mi in to the wind

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anonymous · Answer

How long before it encounters the headwind?
Is it asking how long it takes to travel 900 mi? or just in the time it encounters the headwind?

jdoe0001 · Answer

sounds like against the headwind

jdoe0001 · Answer

anyhow, distance = rate * t, 

against the wind the rate should be 550-50
distance of 900

solve for "t"

anonymous · Answer

So would i take 500 * T

anonymous · Answer

distance=rate*t as said above..
900=500*t
divide 900 by 500, and you get 1.8.
1.8=108 minutes since its mph.

anonymous · Answer

1= 60 min you can calculate what 0.8 is and add the two together. :)

anonymous · Answer

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