SOLUTION: You ride your bike up a steep mountain road at 5 miles per hour. How far do you go in 3 hours? Im trying to fiqure out how to solve this step by step any help would be nice

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Question 627035: You ride your bike up a steep mountain road
at 5 miles per hour. How far do you go in 3 hours?


Im trying to fiqure out how to solve this step by step any help would be nice. I have been out of math classes for atleast five years and need help on sample problem to get me back into math solving.

distance = 5mph*3 hrs
distance = 15 miles
ive come up with this butcant explain how i got there other than mulipliing mpg and the hour

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You ride your bike up a steep mountain road
at 5 miles per hour. How far do you go in 3 hours?


Im trying to fiqure out how to solve this step by step any help would be nice. I have been out of math classes for atleast five years and need help on sample problem to get me back into math solving.

distance = 5mph*3 hrs
distance = 15 miles
ive come up with this butcant explain how i got there other than mulipliing mpg and the hour
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Not mpg, mph, miles/hour
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d = r*t
d = 5 mi/hr * 3 hr
d = 15 miles
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Notice that the hours cancel, leaving miles as the units.

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