Question

On its way from Pittsburgh to Phoenix, an airplane flew over Saint Louis then Albuquerque. The airplane traveled at a constant speed for the entire flight. It took 1 hour to fly 550 miles from Pittsburgh to Saint Louis. The distance between Saint Louis and Albuquerque is 935 miles. How long did it take the plane to fly from Saint Louis to Albuquerque?
2. The whole flight lasted a total of 3 hours and 18 minutes. What is the distance from
Albuquerque to Phoenix?

Answer 1

Answer:

It take 1.7 hours to cover distance between Saint Louis and Albuquerque and Distance from  Albuquerque to Phoenix is 1815 miles

Explanation:

Distance between Pittsburgh to Saint Louis = 550 miles

Time taken to cover Distance between Pittsburgh to Saint Louis = 1 hour

Speed of airplane = $\frac{Distance}{Time}=550 miles/hr$

The distance between Saint Louis and Albuquerque is 935 miles.

Time taken to cover distance between Saint Louis and Albuquerque = $\frac{Distance}{Speed}=\frac{935}{550}=1.7 hours$

Time taken to cover distance from  Albuquerque to Phoenix = 3 hours 18 minutes

Distance from  Albuquerque to Phoenix =$Speed \times time = 550 \times (3+\frac{18}{60})=550 \times 3.3=1815 miles$

Hence It take 1.7 hours to cover distance between Saint Louis and Albuquerque and Distance from  Albuquerque to Phoenix is 1815 miles