SOLUTION: Daniel ran 2 miles in 12 minutes. What was his average speed using the formula s=d/t?

SOLUTION: Daniel ran 2 miles in 12 minutes. What was his average speed using the formula s=d/t?

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Question 369374: Daniel ran 2 miles in 12 minutes. What was his average speed using the formula s=d/t?
Answer by acalgebra(30) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

(Basic equation)

(12 minutes is one-fifth of an hour, or .20 of an hour.)

(Multiply both sides of the fraction to get whole numbers.)

(Divide both sides of the fraction to simplify.)
So, Daniel ran at an average speed of 10 miles per hour.
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