Use the conversion ratio 1 kilometer equals about 0.62 miles to solve the following problem. An airplane travels about 900 kilometers per hour. What is the airplane’s speed in miles per hour?(1 point)

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Responses

558
558

1,451.6
1,451.6

1,240
1,240

899.38 ..

Answer 1

To convert the speed of the airplane from kilometers per hour to miles per hour, you can use the conversion ratio of 1 kilometer equals 0.62 miles.

Given that the airplane travels at 900 kilometers per hour, you can calculate the speed in miles per hour as follows:

\[ \text{Speed in miles per hour} = \text{Speed in kilometers per hour} \times 0.62 \] \[ \text{Speed in miles per hour} = 900 \times 0.62 = 558 \]

Therefore, the airplane’s speed in miles per hour is 558.