Use the conversion ratio 1 kilometer equals about 0.62 miles to solve the following problem. An airplane travels about 900 kilometers per hour. What is the airplane’s speed in miles per hour?(1 point)

Responses

1,240
1,240

558
558

1,451.6
1,451.6

899.38

To solve this problem, we need to convert the kilometers per hour into miles per hour using the given conversion ratio.

We know that 1 kilometer equals about 0.62 miles.

So, to convert 900 kilometers per hour into miles per hour, we multiply it by the conversion ratio:

900 kilometers/hour * 0.62 miles/kilometer = 558 miles/hour

Therefore, the airplane's speed in miles per hour is 558.