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10) An airplane can travel 1716 feet in 3 seconds. Find the speed of the plane in miles per hour.

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First, we need to convert feet to miles and seconds to hours.

1 mile is equal to 5280 feet.

So, 1716 feet is equal to (1716/5280) miles or 0.325 miles.

1 hour is equal to 3600 seconds.

So, 3 seconds is equal to (3/3600) hours or 0.00083333 hours.

Now we can calculate the speed of the plane in miles per hour by using the formula:

Speed (in miles per hour) = Distance (in miles) / Time (in hours)

Speed = 0.325 miles / 0.00083333 hours

Speed = 390 miles per hour (rounded to the nearest whole number)

Therefore, the speed of the plane is 390 miles per hour.

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