A small Cessna aircraft has enough fuel to fly for $8$ h. If the aircraft cruises at a ground speed of $120$ miles per hour (mi/h or mph), how many miles can the aircraft fly in the $8$ h?
A) 960 miles
B) 15 miles
C) 127 miles
D) 120 miles
E) 147 miles

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Distance = Speed × Time, 
where speed is the ground speed of the aircraft, and time is the duration of the flight.
Distance = 120 mi/h × 8 h = 960 mi. Therefore, the aircraft can fly for 960 miles in 8 hours. Hence the answer is (A).

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