document.write( "Question 925547: I know that this is a time/distance problem, but I'm not certain that I set it up correctly in order to get the distance. Could you please help me.\r
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document.write( "Problem: Your flight took you 3 hours and 20 minutes to travel to your destination. The plane you are in flies at 450 miles per hour. What is the distance to your destination?\r
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document.write( "I did this: I first converted time to minutes. I'm not sure if this was necessary or not\r
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document.write( "time/distance=200min/450miles=60min/d \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #561588 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Your flight took you 3 hours and 20 minutes to travel to your destination. The plane you are in flies at 450 miles per hour. What is the distance to your destination? \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "The units have to match. \n" ); document.write( "The speed is in mi/hr \n" ); document.write( "Use the time in hours \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "d = r*t \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |