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Flying with the wind a plane went 162 mph. Flying into the same wind the plane only went 82mph. Find the speed of the plane in still air and the speed of the wind.
9 years ago

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Steve
the still-air speed is the average of the other two speeds, since the same amount is added or subtracted to get the final air speeds.
9 years ago

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