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Charlie takes 2.5 hours to fly from Los Angeles to Mexico City, a distance of 1200 miles. What is the average speed of his plane in miles per hour?

(A) 200 mph

(B) 240 mph

(C) 410 mph

(D) 480 mph

(E) 533 mph

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Thu May 09, 2019 4:40 am
BTGmoderatorDC wrote:Charlie takes 2.5 hours to fly from Los Angeles to Mexico City, a distance of 1200 miles. What is the average speed of his plane in miles per hour?

(A) 200 mph

(B) 240 mph

(C) 410 mph

(D) 480 mph

(E) 533 mph

OA D

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Here's how I would answer this in my head
Average speed = total distance/total time
= 1200/2.5
= 2400/5
= 4800/10
= 480

Answer: D

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by swerve » Thu May 09, 2019 6:00 am
Direct substitution into the formula

\(Speed = \frac{Distance}{Time}=\frac{1200\text{ miles}}{2.5\text{ hour}}=480\text{ mph}\).

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Mon May 13, 2019 5:35 pm
BTGmoderatorDC wrote:Charlie takes 2.5 hours to fly from Los Angeles to Mexico City, a distance of 1200 miles. What is the average speed of his plane in miles per hour?

(A) 200 mph

(B) 240 mph

(C) 410 mph

(D) 480 mph

(E) 533 mph

OA D

Source: Magoosh
We can use the formula:

average = (total distance)/(total time)

average = 1200/2.5 = 480 mph

Answer: D

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