Urgent *will medal*: Estimate how long it takes for a commercial airliner averaging 525 mph to complete the 2,475 mi. trip from New York to Los Angeles.

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Urgent *will medal*: Estimate how long it takes for a commercial airliner averaging 525 mph to complete the 2,475 mi. trip from New York to Los Angeles.

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michele_laino · Answer

time is the ratio between distance and speed, now yuo have to find time interval, and your data are distance and speed, so what is the ratio above?

michele_laino · Answer

@ButterflyHope  please try!

michele_laino · Answer

$$\Delta t=\frac{ \Delta s }{ v }$$
where Delta_s=2,475 mi and speed v=525 mph, then Delta_t is equals to?

butterflyhope · Answer

All I get is a really long number o.o 4.71428 and so on?... @Michele_Laino

michele_laino · Answer

@ButterflyHope  that's right! Please don't forget to indicate the measure unit!

butterflyhope · Answer

How do you round that??