SOLUTION: An airplane flies at a rate of 356 km/h. If the plane travels a total distance of 1424 km, how long was it in the air? Krysta

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Question 267646: An airplane flies at a rate of 356 km/h. If the plane travels a total distance of 1424 km, how long was it in the air?

Krysta
Answer by Mr.Gardner(4) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What we want to do here is a unit conversion. We want to convert our kilometers to hours. Our conversion rate is 356 km = 1 hr. Therefore we can say:
1424km X 1hr/356km = 4 hrs.
Our km units cancel out and we are left with only hrs.
Hope this helps!
Mr. Gardner