SOLUTION: A flock of cranes migrates from Canada to Texas. The cranes take 15 days (360 hours) to travel 2835 miles. The cranes fly at an average speed of 27 miles per hour. How many hour

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Question 214456: A flock of cranes migrates from Canada to Texas. The cranes take
15 days (360 hours) to travel 2835 miles. The cranes fly at an average
speed of 27 miles per hour. How many hours of the migration are the
cranes not flying?

Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
t=D/r
t=2835/27
t=105 hrs flying
255 hrs not flying

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