SOLUTION: A plane took 3 h 33 min to finish a journey. If the distance of the journey was 2840 miles, at what average speed did the plane travel? ___ mph

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Question 1065793: A plane took 3 h 33 min to finish a journey. If the distance of the journey was 2840 miles, at what average speed did the plane travel?
___ mph

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(52921)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Did you ever hear that the average speed V = ??

So, all you need to do is to divide the distance (miles) by the time (hours).

O, yes, you still need to convert 3 hours 33 min = = = hours.

Now divide 2850 by and get the answer in miles per hour.

Happy calculations !


Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
___ mph
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