A plane is 500 miles west of city A, and is flying west at 500 miles per hour. How long will it take for the plane to be 2275 miles west of city A?

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Ally Marks

16 December, 02:36

A plane is 500 miles west of city A, and is flying west at 500 miles per hour. How long will it take for the plane to be 2275 miles west of city A?

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Wags · Answer 1

Since the plane is still 500 miles away from city A, we will add 500 to 2275 before calculating. 500 + 2275 = 2775

Now we will divide to see how many hours it will take: 2775/500 = 5.55

So, it would take about 5 and a half hours for the plane to be 2275 miles west of city A.