SOLUTION: noah's boat travels 30 miles per hour. If it takes him 20 minutes to reach the best fishing spot on the lake, how far is the fishing spot from his starting point?

Question 941210: noah's boat travels 30 miles per hour. If it takes him 20 minutes to reach the best fishing spot on the lake, how far is the fishing spot from his starting point?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, macston:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
noah's boat travels 30 miles per hour. If it takes him 20 minutes to reach the best fishing spot on the lake, how far is the fishing spot from his starting point?
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20 mins = 1/3 hour
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d = r*t

Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Distance = (rate)(time)
The 1 hr/60 min is a conversion factor to have the same units as the rate. Note the top and bottom are equivalent, so we are multiplying by one, which does not change the value
ANSWER Distance is 10 miles
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