Question

An airplane flies 2730 miles in 3 hours

30 minutes. What is its average speed in
miles per hour?

Answer 1

v = 660 miles per hour

Explanation:

Given that,

The distance covered by the airplane is 1650 miles

Time taken by airplane is 2 hours 30 minutes

We need to find the average speed of the airplane. The total distance covered divided by total time taken is called the average speed of an object.

We know that,

1 hour = 60 minutes

⇒ 30 minutes = 0.5 hour

So,

Average speed=1650miles/2.5hrs

Average Speed=660mph

Hence, the average speed of the airplane is 660 miles per hour.