SOLUTION: If I have 54,200 yards to gain and it takes two minutes to complete 99 how long will it take to get to 54,200 yards?

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Question 1122029: If I have 54,200 yards to gain and it takes two minutes to complete 99 how long will it take to get to 54,200 yards?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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54,200 yards to gain and it takes two minutes to complete 99 how long will it take to get to 54,200 yards?
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r,
x, time in minutes
y, distance in yards





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The exercise is a constant rates or a travel rates problem type.
What is rate? For travel, this is DISTANCE per TIME. Your description gives this as YARDS per MINUTES. Now you substitute the needed numbers the right way in the formula...

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