Question

An airplane is flying from New York City to Los Angeles. The distance it travels in miles, d, is related to the time in seconds, t, by the equation d=0.15. How fast is it flying? Do not include units

Answer 1

0.15

Explanation:

Given the expression that relates the distance and the time with the expression:

d = 0.15t

d is the distance

t is the time

To determine how fast it is flying (Speed), we will need to use the formula

Speed = distance/time

s = d/t

From the given equation we can se that 0.15 = d/t

Comparing this to the general equation, we will see that s = 0.15

Hence the airplane is flying at 0.15