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A Coast Guard search-and-rescue aircraft executes a mission over the ocean. It first flies directly to the designated search zone at an average speed of 180 mph180\text{ mph} for 11 hour and 2020 minutes. Once inside the zone, it slows to a search speed of 120 mph120\text{ mph}, flying a grid pattern for 22 hours and 1515 minutes. After completing the grid, it returns to base along a direct route at 150 mph150\text{ mph} for 4848 minutes. What is the total distance flown by the aircraft during the entire mission, in miles?

Cevap: 630 miles

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630
The correct total distance is 630 miles. This is found by carefully converting the travel times of all three mission legs into hours, calculating the distance for each leg using the formula Distance = Rate × Time, and then summing the three results together.

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1
Calculate the distance flown to reach the search zone.
180 mph * (4/3) hours = 240 miles.
Converting 1 hour and 20 minutes to 1.333... (or 4/3) hours is required to match the speed unit (mph).
2
Calculate the distance flown while searching the grid.
120 mph * 2.25 hours = 270 miles.
Converting 2 hours and 15 minutes to 2.25 hours is required to match the speed unit (mph).
3
Calculate the distance flown to return to base.
150 mph * 0.8 hours = 120 miles.
Converting 48 minutes to 48/60 or 0.8 hours is required to match the speed unit (mph).
4
Sum the distances from all three legs of the mission.
240 + 270 + 120 = 630 miles.
The total distance is the sum of the individual leg distances.

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Calculating distance for multiple travel segments by independently converting mixed time units into hours and applying the Distance = Rate × Time formula.
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