If you fly at 120 knots for 25 minutes, how many nautical miles do you cover?

If you fly at 120 knots for 25 minutes, how many nautical miles do you cover?

• A. 45 NM
• B. 50 NM
• C. 55 NM
• D. 60 NM

Answer: (B)

Speed in knots is nautical miles per hour, so distance equals speed times time. Convert 25 minutes to hours: 25/60 hours = 5/12 hours. Multiply by 120 knots: 120 × 5/12 = 50 nautical miles. So you cover 50 NM. If you think per minute, 120 knots is 2 NM per minute, and 25 minutes gives 50 NM.

Speed in knots is nautical miles per hour, so distance equals speed times time. Convert 25 minutes to hours: 25/60 hours = 5/12 hours. Multiply by 120 knots: 120 × 5/12 = 50 nautical miles. So you cover 50 NM. If you think per minute, 120 knots is 2 NM per minute, and 25 minutes gives 50 NM.