document.write( "Question 582674: If a airplane was travling 1260 miles for 1 hour and 40 minutes what will be the speed? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #372155 by jim_thompson5910(35256) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 60 min = 1 hour\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1 min = 1/60 hour\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "40 min = 40/60 hour\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "40 min = 2/3 hour\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So 1 hour and 40 minutes = 1 hr + 2/3 hr = 1 2/3 hr = 5/3 hr\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-----------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d = rt\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1260 = r(5/3)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1260*3 = 5r\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3780 = 5r\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3780/5 = r\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "756 = r\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "r = 756\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the speed is 756 miles per hour \n" ); document.write( " |