SOLUTION: I need help with this word problem: A plane is traveling from Los Angeles to New York for a total of 2650 miles. It will take 5.4 hours to complete the trip after traveling 475

Question 541064: I need help with this word problem:
A plane is traveling from Los Angeles to New York for a total of 2650 miles. It will take 5.4 hours to complete the trip after traveling 475 miles. How many hours will it take to complet the whole trip?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A plane is traveling from Los Angeles to New York for a total of 2650 miles.
It will take 5.4 hours to complete the trip after traveling 475 miles.
How many hours will it take to complete the whole trip?
:
Find the speed of the plane
s =
s = 402.778 mph
:
Find the time of the whole trip
t =
t = 6.58 hrs
;
:
Check this by finding the time of the 1st 475 mi
= 1.18 hrs
Add to the time of the rest of the trip
5.4 + 1.18 = 6.58 hrs
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