Question

Use the table at the right. How long will the jet take to travel 4620 ​mi?

Passenger Jet Travel

​Hours, h 1 2 3 4

​Miles, m 420 840 1260 1680
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Answer 1

The table shows that the jet travels 420 miles in 1 hour, 840 miles in 2 hours, 1260 miles in 3 hours, and 1680 miles in 4 hours. Since the jet has not traveled exactly 4620 miles in the given data, we can estimate the time it would take by finding the average speed.

Average speed = Total distance / Total time

Total distance = 4620 miles
Total time = 4 hours

Average speed = 4620 miles / 4 hours = 1155 miles/hour

So, it would take the jet approximately 1155 miles/hour to travel 4620 miles.