Dalia flies an ultralight plane with a tailwind to a nearby town in 1/3 of an hour. On the return trip, she travels the same distance in 3/5 of an hour. What is the average rate of speed of the wind and the average rate of speed of the plane? Initial trip:
Return trip:
Let x be the average airspeed of the plane.
Let y be the average wind speed.
Initial trip: 18 = (x + y)
Return trip: 18 = (x – y)
Dalia had an average airspeed of miles per hour.
The average wind speed was miles per hour.