Question

an airplane traveled from boston to seattle, which is approximately 3000 miles. the flight was in the air traveling from 7:00 am until 1:00 pm. calculate the speed of the airplane that traveled this distance in that timespan.
a 50 mph
b 450 mph
c 500 mph
d 600 mph

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate flight time

The flight is from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm. 13 - 7=6 hours.

Step2: Use speed - distance formula

The formula for speed is $v=\frac{d}{t}$, where $d$ is distance and $t$ is time. Given $d = 3000$ miles and $t = 6$ hours. Then $v=\frac{3000}{6}=500$ mph.

Answer:

C. 500 mph