Question

A superhero can fly from New York to Los Angeles in 30 minutes. The distance from New York to Los Angeles is approximately 2,450 miles.

How many miles per hour is the superhero flying?

Answer 1

Answer: 4900 mph

Work Shown:

30 min = 30/60 = 0.5 hours

distance = rate*time

rate = distance/time

rate = (2450 miles)/(0.5 hours)

rate = (2450/0.5) mph

rate = 4900 mph

For the sake of comparison, a typical commercial passenger jet can reach max speeds of about 600 mph.