Question

A jet travels 1908 miles against a jetstream in 3 hours and 2178 miles with the jetstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the Jet in still air and

what is the rate of the Jetstream?

Answer 1

636 miles/hr is the rate of the Jet in still air

726 miles/hr is the rate of the Jetstream

Step-by-step explanation:

Rate or speed = distance / time taken

• for jet:

rate = 1908 miles / 3 hours

= 636 miles/hr

• for jetstream:

rate = 2178 miles / 3 hours

= 726 miles/hr