SOLUTION: A plane traveling from Minneapolis to Denver travels 693 miles in 1 hour 57 minutes. Another plan e flies from San Francisco to New York, a distance of 2570 miles, in 5 hours 45

Question 344043: A plane traveling from Minneapolis to Denver travels 693 miles in 1 hour 57 minutes. Another plan e flies from San Francisco to New York, a distance of 2570 miles, in 5 hours 45 minutes. Which plane has a faster average speed, and by how much?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Convert hours to minutes.
T1=60+57=117 minutes
T2=5(60)+45=345 minutes
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Average Speed=DIstance/Time
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V1=693/117=5.92 miles/min
V2=2570/345=7.50 miles/min
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San. Fran. to NY is faster by 1.53 miles/min=91.8 mph.
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