SOLUTION: Ernie is flying his personal plane from Houston to St. Paul, a distance of 1,150 miles, for a business meeting with his colleage Bert. Ernie plans to stop in Kansas City for an hou

Question 150128: Ernie is flying his personal plane from Houston to St. Paul, a distance of 1,150 miles, for a business meeting with his colleage Bert. Ernie plans to stop in Kansas City for an hour to eat and refuel. He figure he can average about 300 mph while in the air. If he leaves Houston at 9:30 am , what time should he tell Bert to meet his at the airport in St Paul?
Ans : 2:20 pm
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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You need to apply:
d = rt
where
d is distance
r is rate or speed
t is time
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"time to arrive at St Paul" = "stop-over time" + "flying time"
"stop-over time" = 1 hour
"flying time" = 1150/300 = 3.83 hours
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"time to arrive at St Paul" = 1 + 3.83 = 4.83 hours
.83 * 60 = 50 minutes
"time to arrive at St Paul" = 4 hours 50 minutes
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9:30 am + "4 hours 50 minutes" = 2:20 PM

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