We are trying to find the average speed of the plane, which is mph, or
. Using proportions, we can find the average speed of the plane in mph:
![\dfrac{525 \,\, \textrm{miles}}{1.75 \,\,\textrm{hours}} = \dfrac{x \,\, \textrm{miles}}{1 \,\,\textrm{hour}}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cdfrac%7B525%20%5C%2C%5C%2C%20%5Ctextrm%7Bmiles%7D%7D%7B1.75%20%5C%2C%5C%2C%5Ctextrm%7Bhours%7D%7D%20%3D%20%5Cdfrac%7Bx%20%5C%2C%5C%2C%20%5Ctextrm%7Bmiles%7D%7D%7B1%20%5C%2C%5C%2C%5Ctextrm%7Bhour%7D%7D)
- Use the information from the problem to create a proportion. Remember that we are looking for mph, so we will call that
.
![\dfrac{525}{1.75} \,\textrm{miles} = x \,\textrm{miles}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cdfrac%7B525%7D%7B1.75%7D%20%5C%2C%5Ctextrm%7Bmiles%7D%20%3D%20x%20%5C%2C%5Ctextrm%7Bmiles%7D)
- Multiply the entire equation by
![1 \,\textrm{hour}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=1%20%5C%2C%5Ctextrm%7Bhour%7D)
![\dfrac{525}{1.75} = 300 = x](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cdfrac%7B525%7D%7B1.75%7D%20%3D%20300%20%3D%20x)
- Divide both sides of the equation by
to clear both sides of the mile unit
The average speed of the plane is 300 mph.
Answer:
27 miles.
Step-by-step explanation:
if you count from the 15 miles from the east to the 12 miles in the west, it would add up to 27. hope this helped