a plane flying with the wind went 600 miles in 3 hours The r
a plane flying with the wind went 600 miles in 3 hours. The return trip,flying against the wind took 4 hours. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of the wind.
Solution
Let the speed of the plane be x
 Let the speed of the wind be y
 3(x+y)=600 --->3x+3y=600
 Solve for y in the first equation:
 3y=600-3x
 y=200-x (subsitution)
 
 4(x-y)=600
 4x-4y=600
 Subsitute for y:
 4x-4(200-x)=600
 4x-800+4x=600
 8x=1400
 x=175
 
 y=200-175
 y=25.

