An airplane flies the 3000-mi distance from Los Angeles to New York, with a tailwind, in 5 hr. The return trip, against the wind, takes 6 hr. Find the speed of the wind.

Q: Tabria rows a boat downstream for 110 miles. The return trip upstream took 12 hours longer. If the…

A: Distance traveled by tabria during downstream=110 milesAlso in return (upstream) =110 milesThe…

Q: Nicholas paddles his canoe downstream from the Lodge to Big Bend in 2 hours and then back upstream…

A: Let x be the speed in still water and y be the speed of the current. Tabulate the given information

Q: Penelope travels 14 miles in 30 minutes. At what constant speed is she driving?

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Q: Keiko bicycles 5 km/h faster than Praedup. In the same time it takes Praedup to bicycle 42km, keiko…

A: Given,          Keiko bicycles 5 km/h faster than Praedup. In the same time it takes Praedup to…

Q: The distance that Sarah travels varies directly to how long she drives. She travels 440 miles in 8…

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Q: Julian rides his bike uphill for 45 minutes, then turns around and rides back downhill. It takes him…

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Q: Wilbur left the hardware store and traveled toward the recycling plant at an average speed of 33…

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Q: A plane travels for 3 hours at 300 Km/hr in the direction of S42∘W. How far west and how far south…

A: Speed of the plane, v = 300 km/hr.The distance covered by the plane in 3 hours, D = vt = 300 x 3 =…

Q: An Apache military helicopter traveling directly into a strong headwind traveled 448 miles in 2…

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Q: A motorboat traveling with the current went 140 mi in 5 h. Traveling against the current, it took 7…

A: To determine the speed of current and speed of boat.

Q: Zene decides to canoe 9 miles upstream on a river to a waterfall and then canoe back. The total…

A: Upstream speed: When a boat moves against the direction of current flow.  Net speed = speed of the…