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
899.38
899.38
1,451.6
1,451.6
1,240
1,240
558
To convert from kilometers per hour to miles per hour, we need to multiply the given speed in kilometers per hour by the conversion ratio.
Therefore, the airplane's speed in miles per hour is: 900 km/hour * 0.62 miles/kilometer = 558 miles/hour.
So the correct answer is 558.