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OpenStudy (prince1342):

An airplane travels 3685km against the wind in 5 hours and 4535km with the wind in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the rate of the wind?

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OpenStudy (tkhunny):

Distance = Rate * Time EVERY TIME. A = Speed of Aircraft W = Speed of Wind. Go!

OpenStudy (welshfella):

Let x be the speed of the plane in still air and y be speed of the wind. You can find 2 equations relating x and y to solve using the relation distance = speed * time

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