A plane started on a flight at 9:30 a. m and arrived at its destination at 1:45pm. The plane used 51 gallons of gas. The number of gallons used per hour was Brainlist

12 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the following :

Total amount of gas used by aircraft = 51 gallons

Flight departure time = 9:30 a.m

Arrival time of flight = 1:45p.m

Number of hours traveled by flight:

Arrival time - Departure time

1:45pm - 9:30a.m = 4hrs 15 minutes = [(60*4)+15] minutes = 240 + 15 = 255 minutes

Amount of gallons used per hour :

255 minutes = 51 gallons

I minutes = x

255x = 51 gallons

x = 51 / 255

x = 0.2 gallons

0.2 gallons per minute

1 hour = 60 minutes

Number of gallons per hour = (0.2 * 60) = 12 gallons