A bird flies 2/3 of a mile per minute, how many miles per hour is it flying?

A bird flies 2/3 of a mile per minute, how many miles per hour is it flying?

Answer

40 mph.

The bird flies 40 miles per hour.

Solution

Miles a bird flies per minute = 2/3

We are to find the miles a bird flies per hour

1 hour = 60 minutes

The miles per hour the bird flies = 2/3 × 60

=40 mph

So, the bird flies 40 miles per hour.