SOLUTION: a ship travels a distance of 7.8 miles in 15 minutes. what is her speed?
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Question 705056: a ship travels a distance of 7.8 miles in 15 minutes. what is her speed?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a ship travels a distance of 7.8 miles in 15 minutes. what is her speed?
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(7.8/15)(miles/minutes)(60 min/1 hr)
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= (7.8*60/15) miles/hr
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= (7.8*4) mph
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= 31.2 mph
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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