Chapter 6, Problem 16MCQ

To determine

To calculate: The total distance covered by an airplane in one hour, when it flies 1500 miles in 2.5 hours.

Answer to Problem 16MCQ

Airplane flied 966 kilometer in one hour. Or option G is correct answer.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

 The distance covered by an airplane in 2.5 hours is 1500 miles.

Formula used:

It is used the following conversion formula here:

  $1\text{mile}=1.60934\text{kilometers}$

And to get distance covered in 1 hour, it is unitary method first.

Calculation:

Total distance covered by airplane in one hour $=\frac{1500}{2.5}=600$ miles

And using above conversion formula, above distance in kilometer $600\times 1.60934=966$ kilometers.

Required distance covered by airplane in one hour is 966 kilometers or option G is correct answer.