SOLUTION: A train can travel 400 miles in 4 hours. How many miles can it travel in 6 1/2?

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Question 969830: A train can travel 400 miles in 4 hours. How many miles can it travel in 6 1/2?
Answer by erica65404(394)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
T first thing you want to do is find the speed of the train.
Speed = distance/time
Currently the speed is 400miles/4hours.
This can be simplified to 100miles/1hour.
Now to find the distance traveled you use:
distance = speed * time
distance = 100miles/hour*6.5hours
distance = 650miles

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