Question

an airplane can travel 550 mph in still air. if it travels 3498 miles with the wind in the same length of time it travels 3102 miles against the wind, what is the speed of the wind?

Answer 1

Answer:

The 20 mph headwind slows the plane down. This is because the headwind comes at the head of the plane and goes in the opposite direction of the plane.

So the plane's actual speed (with the wind included) is 550-20 = 530 mph.

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