SOLUTION: I haven't done this type of math in a long time. So I wanted to know if you could help me out with a foundation to solving these problems: If a fire engine is traveling at 50

Question 877162: I haven't done this type of math in a long time. So I wanted to know if you could help me out with a foundation to solving these problems:

If a fire engine is traveling at 50 mph for 16 minutes, how far will it travel?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
using R as a constant and using the units of D and T. R is rate or speed, D is distance, T is time.

In your example, either convert the speed into miles per minute or convert the time into hours.
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