Homework Help: math

Posted by justin on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 2:43am.

A pilot can travel 400 miles with the wind in the same amount of time as 336 miles against the wind. Find the speed of the wind if the pilot's speed in still air is 230 miles per hour.

math/physics - drwls, Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 7:08am
Let the wind speed be v.

400/(230 +v) = 336/(230-v) is the flight time in either direction.

Solve for v. It will be in mph

Answer this Question

Related Questions

algebra - Can someone show me how to set this up rational expressions. A pilot ...
math - An airplane flying against the wind travels 100 miles in the same amount ...
math - A pilot can fly an MD-11 2160 miles with the wind in the same time she ...
algebra (21) - A polot flies 630 miles wit a tail wind of 35 miles per hour. ...
College Algebra - A jet flies from Atlanta to Dubuque a distance of 900 miles. ...
11 - How do I work this problem? Flying with the wind, an airplane can travel ...
Algebra - Flying with the wind, a small plane flew 360 miles in 2hours. Against ...
Algebra - Flying with the wind, a small plane flew 360 miles in 2hours. Against ...
Algebra - If a plane can travel 500 miles per hour with the wind 400 miles per ...
math - A certain aircraft can fly 768 miles with the wind in 4 hours and travel ...

For Further Reading

First Name:
School Subject:
Answer: