SOLUTION: It takes 29.05 minutes for water to travel 4.3 miles. What is the rate in meters per hour?

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Question 605079: It takes 29.05 minutes for water to travel 4.3 miles. What is the rate in meters per hour?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It takes 29.05 minutes for water to travel 4.3 miles. What is the rate in meters per hour?
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[4.3/29.05](miles/min)[1609 meters/1 mile][60 min/1 hr]
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= (4.3*1609*60)/(29.05*1*1)(meters/hour)
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= 14,289.91 (meters/hour)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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