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The air speed of a plane is 150 mph. If the plane traveled the same distance in two hours with the wind as it flew in 3 hours against the wind, what was the wind speed?
8 years ago

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Henry
d1 = d2.
(Vp+Vw)*t1 = (Vp-Vw)t2.
(150+Vw)*2 = (150-Vw)*3. Vw = ?.

8 years ago

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