Question

A plane took 3 h 33 min to finish a journey. If the distance of the journey was 2840 miles, at what average speed did the plane travel?

Answer 1

800mph

Explanation:

Step one

Given data

time taken= 3 h 33 min

= 3.55 hours

distance = 2840 miles

Step two:

from speed= distance/time

substitute

speed= 2840/3.55

speed= 800mph

Hence the speed is 800mph