SOLUTION: I need to see the steps. Thanks 1. This intersection is four miles away from the locl firehouse. Due to rush hour traffic, the fire truck is only able to travel an average of 12

Question 41971: I need to see the steps. Thanks
1. This intersection is four miles away from the locl firehouse. Due to rush hour traffic, the fire truck is only able to travel an average of 12mph. What is the minimum amount of time it will take the fire truck to reach the car fire?
2. The fire engine travels an average of 38mph. It takes the engine 15 minutes to get to the chemical plant. How far is the chemical plant?
Answer by psbhowmick(878) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
SOLUTION TO PART 1:
Distance to be traveled = 4 miles.
Speed of fire truck = 12 miles/hr.
Therefore, time taken by the fire truck to travel the distance = = = hr. = 20 mins.

SOLUTION TO PART 2:
Speed of fire engine = 38 miles/hr.
Time of travel of the fire engine = 15 mins. = hr.
Therefore, distance traveled by the fire engine in the given time =

= = 9.5 miles.
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