SOLUTION: A jet flew atan average speed of 540 mi/h on a 4 2/3h flight. What was the distance flown?

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Question 98242: A jet flew atan average speed of 540 mi/h on a 4 2/3h flight. What was the distance flown?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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First convert 4%262%2F3 to an improper fraction:

Multiply the denominator 3 by the whole number 4 to get 12. Now add 2 to 12 to get 14. So the improper fraction is 14%2F3


So now we have a time t=14%2F3 and a rate r=540. Plug these into the distance-rate-time formula d=rt to find d

d=540%2814%2F3%29 Plug in r=540 and t=14%2F3

d=2520 Multiply

So the plane flew 2,520 miles