Question

A cargo plane flew to Istanbul and back.

On the trip there it flew 330 mph and on
the return trip it went 220 mph. How long
did the trip there take if the return trip
took 12 hours?

Answer 1

8 hours

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The distance between Istanbul and the starting point of the journey is the same, regardless of the speed of the plane.

In the return trip, the plane flew at a speed of 220 mph and took 12 hours. So we can calculate the distance:

• distance = speed * time
• distance = 220 * 12
• distance = 2640 miles

Now, we can calculate the time taken for the trip there:

• time = distance / speed
• time = 2640 / 330
• time = 8 hours

Therefore, the trip there took 8 hours.