SOLUTION: A boat was sailing for 4 hours and covered 224 miles. A jet is 10 times as fast as the boat. Find the jet's speed.

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Question 963277: A boat was sailing for 4 hours and covered 224 miles. A jet is 10 times as fast as the boat. Find the jet's speed.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So the jet could cover 2240 miles in 4 hours.

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