Question

An aircraft leaves A at 16:00 hours and

arrives at B at 19:30 hours, travelling at an
average speed of 550 kilometres per hour.
A and B are in the same time zone. The
distance from A to B. in kilometres, is

Answer 1

1925 km

Explanation:

Travel time in hours:minutes is ... 19:30 -16:00 = 3:30, so 3.5 hours.

The distance is given by ...

distance = speed × time

= (550 km/h)(3.5 h) = 1925 km

The distance from A to B is 1925 km.