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Flying against the jetstream, a jet travels 3320km 4 hours. Flying with the jetstream, the same jet travels 3810km in 3 hours. What is the speed of the jet in still air, and what is the speed of the jetstream?

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The solution shows how to set up and solve the system of linear equations to find out the speeds of jetstream and still air.

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Let x be the speed of the jet in still air, and y be the speed of the jetstream. Both units are km/h
When flying against the jetstream, the actual speed of the jet is x - y. When flying with the jetstream, the actual ...

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