A commercial airplane that is 1,500 miles into a 2,500 -mile journey is traveling at 450 knots in still air when it picks up a tailwind of 150 knots (in the same direction). If h is the number of hours remaining in the airplane's flight, which of the following equations best describes the situation?1knot=1.15 miles per hour (mph)Choose 1 answer:(A) 1,500+690h=2,500(B) 1,500+600h=2,500(C) 1,500−600h=2,500(D) 1,500−690h=2,500
Q. A commercial airplane that is 1,500 miles into a 2,500 -mile journey is traveling at 450 knots in still air when it picks up a tailwind of 150 knots (in the same direction). If h is the number of hours remaining in the airplane's flight, which of the following equations best describes the situation?1knot=1.15 miles per hour (mph)Choose 1 answer:(A) 1,500+690h=2,500(B) 1,500+600h=2,500(C) 1,500−600h=2,500(D) 1,500−690h=2,500
Calculate Effective Speed: Determine the airplane's effective speed with the tailwind.The airplane's speed in still air is 450 knots, and it picks up a tailwind of 150 knots. We need to add these two speeds to find the effective speed of the airplane with the tailwind.Effective speed = 450 knots + 150 knots = 600 knots
Convert to mph: Convert the effective speed from knots to miles per hour (mph). 1 knot =1.15 mph, so we need to multiply the effective speed in knots by this conversion factor to get the speed in mph. Speed in mph =600 knots ×1.15 mph/knot =690 mph
Set Up Equation: Set up the equation to find the remaining hours of flight.The airplane has already traveled 1,500 miles and has 1,000 miles left to complete the 2,500-mile journey. The speed of the airplane with the tailwind is 690 mph. We use the formula distance=speed×time, where time is represented by h (the number of hours remaining).1,500 miles +690 mph ×h=2,500 miles
Verify Equation: Verify that the equation makes sense in the context of the problem.The equation 1,500+690h=2,500 represents the initial distance traveled (1,500 miles) plus the distance that will be covered in the remaining hours of flight (690 mph×h) to equal the total journey distance (2,500 miles). This equation correctly represents the situation described in the problem.The equation 1,500+690h=2,500 matches with the option (A).
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