Emily and her family are planning to fly to Italy over the summer. If they fly out from LAX, the distance of the trip will be 6,

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343 miles. If the time to travel 6,343 miles is 9 hours, what is the speed,that the plane traveled at ?

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Iteru [2.4K] · Answer 1 · 2024-08-06T18:56:03+03:00

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The speed is the ratio between the distance and the time:

$s=\frac{d}{t}$

Data:

d=6343miles

t=9h

$s=\frac{6343\text{miles}}{9h}=704.77\frac{miles}{h}$ Then, the plane traveled at a speed of 704.77 miles per hour.