SOLUTION: sundra drives an average of 24 miles per hour how many miles could she drive in 20 minutes

SOLUTION: sundra drives an average of 24 miles per hour how many miles could she drive in 20 minutes

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Question 953650: sundra drives an average of 24 miles per hour how many miles could she drive in 20 minutes
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Her rate is:
mi/hr
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Note that min = hr
You could set up a ratio:

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Multiply top and bottom of the right side by

Divide both sides by

She could drive 8 miles in 20 min
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check:
In 3 times that amount of time, she
could drive 3 times as far, so
In 60 min she could drive 24 miles
or, 24 mi/hr
OK
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