SOLUTION: if a person hikes at approximately 3 km/hour, and has been hiking for 10 hours, how far have they hiked?

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Question 252335: if a person hikes at approximately 3 km/hour, and has been hiking for 10 hours, how far have they hiked?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember that the distance traveled (D) equals the rate (r) multiplied by the time (t). In other words, D = rt


Start with the given equation.


Plug in (the given speed) and (the given time)


Multiply


So if a person hikes for 10 hours at 3 km/hr, then they have gone 30 miles.

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