A road cyclist travels 120 miles with the wind in 3 hours and 120 miles against the wind in 5 hours. Find the speed of the wind.

• 8 mph
  
  If Speed of cyclist=x, & wind=y
  then 120/(x+y)=3 ---(i) & 120/(x-y)=5 ---(ii)
  On solving (i) & (ii), x=32, y=8
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