Flying against the wind, a jet travels 5760 miles in nine hours flying with the wind, the same jet travels 5000 miles in five hours. what is the rate of the jet and still air and what is the rate of the wind
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given :
Distance travelled by jet against the wind = 5760 miles
Time = 9 hours
Speed = distance/time
= 5760/9
= 640 miles per hour
Distance travelled by jet in still air = 5000 miles
Time = 5 hours
Speed = 5000/5
= 1000 miles per hour