SOLUTION: write an equation and solve a train is traveling 62 mi/hr and has to go 372 mi. How long will it take the train to make the trip?

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Question 993327: write an equation and solve
a train is traveling 62 mi/hr and has to go 372 mi. How long will it take the train to make the trip?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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rate * time = distance.

rate is equal to 62 miles per hour.
distance is equal to 372 miles.

equation becomes:

62 * time = 372

divide both sides of this equation by 62 to get:

time = 372 / 62

solve for time to get time = 6 hours.