Question

If a jet travels 60 kilometers in 5 minutes, how many does it travel in 4 hours?

Answer 1

In 2 hrs, the jet will travel 1,440 kilometers. In 6 hrs, the jet will travel 4,320 kilometers.
So in 4 hours the jet will travel 2280 km

Explanation:

Answer 2

Key Ideas

• Solving with rates

Solving the Question

We're given:

• 60 km/5 minutes
• ? km/4 hours

First, let's simplify the 60 km/5 minutes to km/1 minute:

60 km/5 minutes

Simplify:

12 km/1 minutes

Now, multiply it by 60 minutes to find the km/hour:

12 km/1 minutes x 60 minutes

720 km

720 km/hour

Finally, multiply it by 4 hours:

720 km/hour x 4 hours

2880 km

Answer

2880 km