Problema Solution

an airplane travels 15 miles in 2 minutes. what is its speed in miles per hour.

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let


d = 15 mi the distance traveled

t = 2 min = 2/60 hr the time of the travel

v = the speed


the average speed = distance/time


v = d/t


v = 15/(2/60)


v = 450 mi/hr