A plane traveled 4425 miles with the wind in 7.5 hours and 3675 miles against the wind in the same amount of time. Find the spee

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d of the plane in still air and the speed of the wind

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crimeas [40] · Answer 1 · 2022-12-14T18:20:43+03:00

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Answer:

540 miles/hr and 50 miles/hr respectively

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the speed of plane in still air be x and the speed of wind be y.

ATQ, (x+y)*7.5=4425 and (x-y)*7.5=3675. Solving it, we get x=540 and y=50