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A plane traveled 510
mph with the wind and 470
mph against the wind. Find the speed of the plane in still air and the speed of the wind
9 years ago

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Reiny
let speed of plane be x mph
let the speed of the wind be y mph
x+y = 510
x-y = 470

how about adding these two and see what happens.
9 years ago

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