When an aircraft is traveling at 130 miles per hour and has an output volume of 8 gallons per minute, how many gallons are sprayed per mile?

To determine how many gallons are sprayed per mile, it's essential to relate the speed of the aircraft to its output volume.

The aircraft is traveling at 130 miles per hour, which translates to a distance covered in one minute. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, we can calculate the distance traveled in one minute as follows:

130 miles per hour ÷ 60 minutes per hour = approximately 2.17 miles per minute.

Given that the aircraft is applying 8 gallons of product per minute, we can now find out how much product is applied per mile by dividing the output volume by the distance covered in a minute:

8 gallons per minute ÷ 2.17 miles per minute ≈ 3.69 gallons per mile.

Rounding this number leads us to conclude that approximately 3.7 gallons are sprayed per mile, which corresponds to the correct answer. Understanding how to convert speed into distance over time and relate it to application volume is crucial for effective aerial application management.