PROBLEMS: Find the average speed for each of the
flights in problems such as the following:
Average
Ground
Distance
Time
Speed
1.
285 miles
3 hours
?
2.
780 miles
6½ hours
?
3.
800 miles
51/3 hours
?
4.
1260 miles
4 hours, 40 min
?
5.
2875 miles
6 hours, 15 min
?
6.
675 miles
4½ hours
?
7.
594 miles
3 hours, 18 min
?
8.
245 miles
2 hours, 27 min
?

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