Question

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

Answer 1

540 miles/hr and 50 miles/hr respectively

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