Question

You take a round trip from New York City to Los Angeles. On the outbound plane flight to LA, the plane flies into a 49 mi/hr mi/h headwind. On the return trip to NYC, the wind velocity is unchanged. The trip back to New York City takes 53 minutes minutes less than the trip out to LA. What was the airspeed of this plane, assuming it flew at a constant airspeed out and back? The distance a plane travels traveling from New York City to Los Angeles is 2451 miles. Report your answer in miles/hour.

Answer 1

Answer is 533.2 miles/hour

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