If an airliner is flying east at 400 miles per hour, what distance will it have travelled after 3 hours?

133.33 miles

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4,000 miles

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800 miles

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1,200 miles

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Solution

The correct option is D 1,200 miles
Given,
Speed of airliner = 400 miles per hour
Time taken = 3 hours

$Speed = \frac{Distance}{Time}$

$∴$ Distance travelled = Speed $\times$ Time

$= 400 \times 3 = 1200$ miles

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