On a flight New York to London an airplane travels at a constant speed. An equation relating the distance traveled in miles d to the number of hours flying t is t= 1/500d. How long will it take the airplane to travel 800 miles?
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Answer:1.6 hours or 1 hour 36 minutesStep-by-step explanation:We have been given an equation [tex]t=\frac{1}{500}d[/tex], where d represents distance traveled in miles and t represents time in hours.To find the time taken by the flight to travel 800 miles, we will substitute [tex]d=800[/tex] in our given equation as:[tex]t=\frac{1}{500}\times 800[/tex][tex]t=\frac{800}{500}[/tex][tex]t=\frac{8}{5}[/tex][tex]t=1.6[/tex]1 hour equals 60 minutes.0.6 hours = 0.6*60 minutes = 36 minutes.Therefore, it will take the plane 1.6 hours or 1 hour 36 minutes to travel 800 miles.