SOLUTION: how long would it take me to travel 43miles at a speed of 30mph?

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Question 13326: how long would it take me to travel 43miles at a speed of 30mph?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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look at the spped. It has units. The units are miles PER hour...a distance divided by a time, so

speed is distance/time

so,
30 = 43/t
30t = 43
t = 43/30
--> t = 1.4333 hours

this is 1 hour and 0.43333 of an hour

0.4333 of an hour (60 minutes) is 04333*60 --> 26 minutes

so, 1 hour 26 minutes.

jon.