SOLUTION: An airplane flies 3,645 miles in 7.5 hours. What is the speed of the airplane in miles per hour? Use the equation d=rt, where d is distanc

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Question 964547: An airplane flies 3,645 miles in 7.5 hours. What is the speed of the airplane in miles per hour? Use the equation d=rt, where d is distance, r is rate, and t is time.
Found 2 solutions by macston, t0hierry:
Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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d=rt Divide each side by t.
d/t=r
3645 miles/7.5 hours=486 miles/hr
ANSWER: The speed of the plane was 486 miles per hour.

Answer by t0hierry(194)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3645/7.5 = 7290/15 = 2810/5 = 562 miles/h
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