Question

9) Suppose it takes a plane 5 hours to travel from Philadelphia to San Francisco. It

Answer 1

Answer:

2500miles

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Time of travel  = 5hrs

Average speed  = 500miles/hr

Unknown:

Distance between the two cities  = ?

Solution:

To solve this problem, we must understand that speed is the distance covered with time.

  So;

      Distance  = speed x time

Distance  = 500 x 5 = 2500miles