SOLUTION: need help!! Paul can run across his hometown (Syracuse, Greece, Europe) in 3 hours. if his town is 6 miles wide, how fast can he run (measured in mph)? ______ How far could he

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Paul can run across his hometown (Syracuse, Greece, Europe) in 3 hours. if his town is 6 miles wide, how fast can he run (measured in mph)? ______
How far could he run in 5 hours? _________. If his howtown was Phoenix, which is 18 miles East to West, how long would it take him to run across? _______

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
# 1

Paul can run across his hometown (Syracuse, Greece, Europe) in 3 hours. if his town is 6 miles wide, how fast can he run (measured in mph)? ______


d = rt

6 = r*3

6/3 = r

2 = r

r = 2

Paul can run across his hometown (Syracuse, Greece, Europe) in 3 hours. if his town is 6 miles wide, how fast can he run (measured in mph)? ___2 mph___

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# 2

How far could he run in 5 hours? _________.


Assuming his speed is still 2 mph, then...

d = rt

d = 2*5

d = 10

How far could he run in 5 hours? ___10 miles___

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# 3

If his hometown was Phoenix, which is 18 miles East to West, how long would it take him to run across? _______

Assuming his speed is still 2 mph, then...

d = rt

18 = 2*t

18/2 = t

9 = t

t = 9

If his hometown was Phoenix, which is 18 miles East to West, how long would it take him to run across? ___9 hours___

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