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Flying against the jetstream, a jet travels 2600km in 4 hours. Flying with the jetstream, the same jet travels 6060km in 6 hours. What is the speed of the jet in still air, and what is the speed of the jetstream?

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When it flies against jet stream, the speed is 2600/4 = 650 km/hr
When it flies with jet stream, the ...

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