An aircraft made the 1470 km flight from Seattle to Los Angeles in 1 hour and 45 minutes. On the return trip it took 2 hours. What was the speed of the wind?

Question

on the way ther it has help from the air current on the way back it goes against it. Use distance = speed x time

Answer 1

1470/1.75 = 840 mph

 

1470/2 = 735 mphmph

 

The speed of the wind adds to or subtracts from the speed of the plane.

 

p + w = 840

p - w = 735

2p = 1575

p = 787.5

 

w = 840 - 787.5

w = 52.5 mph