SOLUTION: A car travels 12 miles in 20 minutes. What is its speed in mph. I thought it was distance/time and I got 0.6mph My dad said it was 36 mph? What's right and what's wrong?

Question 951560: A car travels 12 miles in 20 minutes. What is its speed in mph. I thought it was distance/time and I got 0.6mph My dad said it was 36 mph? What's right and what's wrong?

Answer by greg98(5) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your idea is correct but you need to convert 20mins to hours
Distance = 12miles
Time= 20mins
= (20/60)hours
= 1/3 hours
Speed = 12/ (1/3)
=12*3mph
= 36mph
Guess your dad's final answer is right
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