SOLUTION: If Tina traveled 3,600 miles in 9 hours on her plane flight to her vacation destination, how fast was the plane traveling?

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Question 1174715: If Tina traveled 3,600 miles in 9 hours on her plane flight to her vacation destination, how fast was the plane traveling?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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rate * time = distance.

in this problem:

rate is how fast the plane was flying.
time is how much time the plane was flying.
distance is how far the plane was flying.

when tina traveled 3600 miles in 9 hours, the equation became:

rate * 9 = 3600

solve for rate to get:

rate = 3600 / 9 = 400 miles per hour.