SOLUTION: a)You are flying from New York to sanfrancisco,a distance of 2900 miles. After 4 miles in flight,
The pilot tells you that you have covered 2100 miles. What is your unit rate in m
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Question 1011223: a)You are flying from New York to sanfrancisco,a distance of 2900 miles. After 4 miles in flight,
The pilot tells you that you have covered 2100 miles. What is your unit rate in miles per hour?
b) assuming that the plane is flying at a constant rate, in how many more hours do you expect to arrive in San Francisco? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an hour.
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, josmiceli:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a)You are flying from New York to sanfrancisco,a distance of 2900 miles. After 4 miles in flight,
The pilot tells you that you have covered 2100 miles. What is your unit rate in miles per hour?
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To find mi/hr, divide the miles by the hours.
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b) assuming that the plane is flying at a constant rate, in how many more hours do you expect to arrive in San Francisco? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an hour.
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r = d/t
t = d/r
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(a)
mi/hr is the unit rate
(b)
miles left
Rounded off, you will arrive in 1.5 hrs
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