SOLUTION: If you planned to bike to a park that was five miles away, what average speed would you have to maintain to arrive in about 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour?

Question 984825: If you planned to bike to a park that was five miles away, what average speed would you have to maintain to arrive in about 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, macston:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To find mi/hr, divide the miles by the hours.

Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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(5 miles)/(0.25 hr)=20 miles/hour
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