An airport is backlogged with planes trying to land and has ordered planes to circle until they are told to land. A plane is using fuel at the rate of 9 1/2 gallons per hour, and it has 6 1/3 gallons left in its tank. How long can the plane continue to fly?

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An airport is backlogged with planes trying to land and has ordered planes to circle until they are told to land. A plane is using fuel at the rate of 9 1/2 gallons per hour, and it has 6 1/3 gallons left in its tank. How long can the plane continue to fly?