Question

Raj is travelling to another country.

He flies for 5 hours at an average speed of 950 km/h on one plane.
He then flies for 6 hours 30 minutes at an average speed of 830 km/h on a second plane.
What is the total distance, in km, he travelled by plane?

Answer 1

9,315 km

Explanation:

Recall that distance = rate times time.

The distance flown at 950 km/h is (950)(5) km = 4,740 km

and:

The distance flown at 830 km/h is (830)(5.5) km = 4,565 km

Then the total distane Raj traveled is (4,740 km + 4,565 km) = 9,315 km