document.write( "Question 891663: How far will Sheila travel is she is walking at 3mph and it takes 20 minutes to get to college \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #539914 by tutor_paul(519) You can put this solution on YOUR website! The distance traveled can be represented by:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "D=RT\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Where: \n" ); document.write( "D=Distance \n" ); document.write( "R=Rate \n" ); document.write( "T=Time\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You know R, given in miles per hour \n" ); document.write( "You know T, given in minutes\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First, you need to make sure R and T are expressed in the same units, i.e. hours. \n" ); document.write( "So convert T from minutes to Hours\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "T(hours)=T(minutes)/60 \n" ); document.write( "T(hours)=20/60\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now you can write the equation for D:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "D=3(20/60)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "D=60/60\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "D=1 Mile\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "============= \n" ); document.write( "Good Luck, \n" ); document.write( "tutor_paul@yahoo.com \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |