Question

A plane was traveling from Florida to Montreal. It flew for 4 hours and went 1,895 miles. What was its speed?

Answer 1

Answer:

473.8miles/hr

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Time of flight  = 4hrs

Distance traveled  = 1895miles

Unknown:

Speed of the plane  = ?

Solution:

Speed is the rate of distance covered per unit of time.

It is expressed as:

        Speed  = $\frac{distance}{time}$  

So;

  Speed  = $\frac{1895}{4}$   = 473.8miles/hr