The speed of sound in air is 340 m/s. What is the speed of a supersonic plane that travels at twice the speed of sound? Give your answer in kilometers per hour and miles per hour. ......................... km/h ......................... mi/h

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The speed of sound in air is 340 m/s. What is the speed of a supersonic plane that travels at twice the speed of sound? Give your answer in kilometers per hour and miles per hour.
......................... km/h
......................... mi/h

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