Question

When a plane takes 52 minutes to fly 196 miles, about how many miles per hour does it average?

Answer 1

According to the formula below:

speed = distance/time

Since we need miles per HOUR, not minute, we have to divide 52 by 60 = 0.87

plug into the formula: speed=196.0.87

speed = 225.3 miles an hour on average

Answer 2

Hello!

Let's set this up as a proportion.

$\frac{minutes}{miles} =\frac{52}{196} =\frac{60}{x}$.

We cross multiply, giving us the equation below.

52x=11760

We divide both sides by 52.

x≈226.15

Therefore, it travels about 226.15 mph.

I hope this helps!