Question

What is the velocity of a plane that traveled 3,000 miles from New York to California in 5.0 hours

Answer 1

600

mph

Velocity is the distance traveled in a given time, or

v

=

x

t

where

v

is velocity,

x

is distance and

t

is time.

Here,

x

=

3000

and

t

=

5.0

, so

v

=

x

t

=

3000

5

=

600

Don't forget units. Since the question's data is in miles and hours, the units will be miles per hour, or mph, so

3000

miles

5

hours

=

600

miles

hour

=

600

mph