Speed problem!!!

[ishad]

Arnold is flying an airplane to Wonderland. The distance between Arnold’s house and Wonderland is 100
miles. If it takes him two hours to go to Wonderland, and one hour to come back, what is the speed of the
airplane in miles per hour? Assume the wind speed is constant throughout the whole day.

(THIS IS NOT A HW QUESTION- I JUST NEED HELP WITH THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS )

 

[Quaid]

Arnold is flying an airplane to Wonderland. The distance between Arnold’s house and Wonderland is 100
miles. If it takes him two hours to go to Wonderland, and one hour to come back, what is the speed of the
airplane in miles per hour? Assume the wind speed is constant throughout the whole day.

Hi ishad, we can answer this type of exercise by solving a system of two equations. Have you seen systems of equations, yet? Check out the second example on this page, to see the set-up. Let us know, if you have any questions about it.

Otherwise, give it a try, and show what you get.

 

[stapel]

Arnold is flying an airplane to Wonderland. The distance between Arnold’s house and Wonderland is 100 miles. If it takes him two hours to go to Wonderland, and one hour to come back, what is the speed of the airplane in miles per hour? Assume the wind speed is constant throughout the whole day.

Note: The lesson at the link in the previous reply assumes that you've learned how to solve systems of equations. If you need to solve this using one equation with just one variable, then please try here. It shows how to set up and solve "uniform rate" exercises such as this, and there's an example on the second page of the lesson that is exactly the same sort of thing as what you're doing here.