SOLUTION: Can you help me solve this: A flight departs from city A at 11:30 A.M. CST to arrive in city B at 3:00 P.M. PST. If the plane flies at an average rate of 532 1/3 mph, what distance

Question 495428: Can you help me solve this: A flight departs from city A at 11:30 A.M. CST to arrive in city B at 3:00 P.M. PST. If the plane flies at an average rate of 532 1/3 mph, what distance does it travel. There is a 2-hours difference between CST and PST. I have worked this problem five times and still cannot come up with the right answer.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A at 11:30 A.M. CST to arrive in city B at 3:00 P.M. PST.
If the plane flies at an average rate of 532 1/3 mph, what distance does it travel.
:
Convert PST to CSt: 3 pm = 5 Pm
Convert to the 24 hr clock, 5 PM = 17:00
:
Find the elapsed time from 11:30 to 17:00
17:00 - 11:30 = 5:30 min, convert this to 5.5 hrs
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Find the dist: dist = speed * time
532.33 * 5.5 = 2927.83 miles
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