SOLUTION: An airplane can travel at speeds up to 4680 mi/h. Assuming that the airplane is traveling at top speed, how many miles can it travel in 10 seconds?

Question 699736: An airplane can travel at speeds up to 4680 mi/h. Assuming that the airplane is traveling at top speed, how many miles can it travel in 10 seconds?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An airplane can travel at speeds up to 4680 mi/h. Assuming that the airplane is traveling at top speed, how many miles can it travel in 10 seconds?
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# of seconds in a hour = 60*60 = 3600
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Equation:
distance = rate*time
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distance = 4680*(10/3600) = 13 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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