SOLUTION: Please help me! Problem: Jessie leaves home at 7:30 am and rides his bike to school at a speed of 9 miles per hour. If his school is 3 miles from his house, what time will he get

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Problem: Jessie leaves home at 7:30 am and rides his bike to school at a speed of 9 miles per hour. If his school is 3 miles from his house, what time will he get to school?
Thanks,
Ashley!

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
( distance ) = ( rate x ( time )

mi
mi/hr
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hrs
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convert hours to minutes
( hours ) x ( minutes / hour ) = minutes

20 minutes added to 7:30 is 7:50 AM


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