Leah flies 5200 miles in 11 hours What is the average speed
Leah flies 5,200 miles in 11 hours. What is the average speed of her airplane?
A. 472.73 miles/hour
B. 499.17 miles/hour
C. 512.33 miles/hour
D. 587.43 miles/hour
Solution
A. Set this up as a proportion.
5200 miles/11 hours = x miles/ 1 hour
Cross-multiply to get
11x=5200
X=472.73 miles per hour
