Question

what is the velocity of a plane that traveled 3,000 miles south in 5.0 hours?

Answer 1

In order to calculate the velocity, we can use the formula below:

$\text{distance}=\text{velocity}\cdot\text{time}$

So, for a distance of 3000 miles and a time of 5 hours, the velocity is:

$\begin{gathered} 3000=\text{velocity}\cdot5 \\ \text{velocity}=\frac{3000}{5} \\ \text{velocity}=600\text{ mph} \end{gathered}$

Therefore the place velocity is 600 mph.