Use the conversion ratio of 1 kilometer equals about 0.62 miles to solve the following problem. An airplane was about 900 kilometers per hour. What is the airplane speed in miles per hour?

1 answer

To convert kilometers to miles, we can multiply the number of kilometers by the conversion ratio: 900 km * 0.62 miles/km = <<900*0.62=558>>558 miles.

Therefore, the airplane speed is 558 miles per hour.