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
558
558
1,451.6
1,451.6
899.38
899.38
1,240
To solve this problem, we can multiply the speed of the airplane in kilometers per hour by the conversion ratio of 0.62 miles per kilometer.
900 kilometers per hour * 0.62 miles per kilometer = 558 miles per hour
Therefore, the airplane's speed in miles per hour is 558.