SOLUTION: A commercial airplane can fly at the rate of.15 miles per second. State its rate in miles per hour.
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Question 733107: A commercial airplane can fly at the rate of.15 miles per second. State its rate in miles per hour.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A commercial airplane can fly at the rate of.15 miles per second. State its rate in miles per hour.
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There are 60*60 = 3600 seconds in an hour.
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Ans: 0.15*3600 = 540 miles per hour
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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