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Flying with the wind, a plane flew 720 mi in 3 h. Against the wind, the plane required 4 h to fly the same distance. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of the wind. rate of plane rate of wind mph mph

Flying with the wind, a plane flew 720 mi in 3 h. Against the wind, the plane required 4 h to fly the same distance. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of the wind. rate of plane rate of wind mph mph

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
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ISBN:9781133382119
Author:Swokowski
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Chapter2: Equations And Inequalities
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Flying with the wind, a plane flew 720 mi in 3 h. Against the wind, the plane required 4 h to fly the same distance. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of the wind. rate of plane rate of wind mph mph
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