Question

The air distance between Santa Barbara and Bakersfield is 85 miles. A private pilot made this flight traveling at an average rate of 150 mph. How many minutes did the flight take?

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find out how long the flight took, you can use the formula:

\[
\text{Time} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Rate}}
\]

In this case, the distance is 85 miles and the average rate is 150 miles per hour. First, we will calculate the time in hours:

\[
\text{Time in hours} = \frac{85 \text{ miles}}{150 \text{ mph}} = \frac{85}{150} \approx 0.5667 \text{ hours}
\]

Now, to convert hours into minutes, we multiply by 60 (since there are 60 minutes in an hour):

\[
\text{Time in minutes} = 0.5667 \times 60 \approx 34 \text{ minutes}
\]

Therefore, the flight took approximately **34 minutes**.