SOLUTION: I traveled 3 miles in 25 minutes, how fast was I going?

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Question 560661: I traveled 3 miles in 25 minutes, how fast was I going?
Answer by unlockmath(1688)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Let's set up a proportion as:
3/25=x/60 (60 minutes in an hour, right?)
Solve for x:
x=7.2
So we're going 7.2 miles an hour
Make sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com

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