Question

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

Answer 1

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.