It is 4,140 miles from New York to London and it takes 7.5 hours to fly what is the speed of the jet?

Question

It is 4,140 miles from New York to London and it takes 7.5 hours to fly what is the speed of the jet?

 

Answer 1

Hi Lana! I know this is a little late but I can help you with this question.

 

The simple answer is to divide the number of miles, 4140, by the time it took, 7.5 hours, to get the speed of the jet in miles per hour.

 

If you look at it algebraicly, it would look like this:

 

4140 miles  = x miles 

7.5 hours         1 hour

 

After you cross multiply, it becomes:

 

4140 * 1 = 7.5x

 

To solve for x, divide both sides by 7.5

 

x = 552 miles

 

So the plane would travel 552 miles/hour.