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speed problem/easy but tricky

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by finance » Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:08 am
During a U.S. domestic flight, did a certain Boeing 757 aircraft ever exceed the economical cruising speed of 850 km per hour?

(1) The total flight time was 3 hours.

(2) The aircraft flew a distance of 2,463 kilometers during the flight.
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by kmittal82 » Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:59 am
Should be (E)

Combining (1) and (2) gives us the average speed, but the question does not ask for the "average" speed :)
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by mirantdon » Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:37 am
+1 for E.
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