Question

A plane traveling at a constant speed flew over Pittsburgh, Saint Louis, Albuquerque, and Phoenix on its way from New York to San Diego. In one hour, you travel 550 miles. If 1 hour and 45 minutes is 935.34 miles, how long do you travel in 330 miles?

A. 40 minutes
B. 45 minutes
C. 50 minutes
D. 55 minutes

Answer 1

To find out how long you travel in 330 miles, set up a proportion using the given information. Cross multiply and divide to solve for x, which represents the time taken to travel 330 miles. The correct answer is approximately 55 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how long you travel in 330 miles, you can set up a proportion using the given information. Since 1 hour and 45 minutes is equal to 935.34 miles, we can set up the proportion:

1 hour : 1 hour and 45 minutes = x miles : 330 miles

To solve for x, we can cross multiply and divide:

1 hour * 330 miles = 1 hour and 45 minutes * x miles

330 = (1.75) * x

x = 330 / 1.75

x ≈ 188.57 miles

Since 330 miles is less than 188.57 miles, it will take less than 1 hour and 45 minutes to travel 330 miles. Therefore, the answer is approximately 55 minutes. So, the correct answer is D. 55 minutes.