document.write( "Question 1090566: A plane traveling from New York City, New York is 125 miles outside of Austin, TX. The captain announces to the passengers that they will be making touchdown in about 25 minutes. How fast is the plane going (in miles per hour)?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #704993 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A plane traveling from New York City, New York is 125 miles outside of Austin, TX. \n" ); document.write( " The captain announces to the passengers that they will be making touchdown in about 25 minutes. \n" ); document.write( " How fast is the plane going (in miles per hour)? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "speed = dist/time \n" ); document.write( "we are dealing in mph, change 25 min to hrs; 25/60 = .4167 hrs \n" ); document.write( "speed = 125/.4167 \n" ); document.write( "speed = 300 mph \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Of course this is hypothetical, a plane does not touch down at 300 mph \n" ); document.write( " |