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OpenStax, Intermediate Algebra 2e §9.5 Solve Applications of Quadratic Equations · Try It 11 · Algebra · Quadratics

Solve Applications of Quadratic Equations · Try It 11

MaryAnne just returned from a visit with her grandchildren back east. The trip was 2400 miles from her home and her total time in the airplane for the round trip was 10 hours. If the plane was flying at a rate of 500 miles per hour, what was the speed of the jet stream?

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OpenStax, Intermediate Algebra 2e · §9.5 Solve Applications of Quadratic Equations · Try It 11

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