document.write( "Question 951560: A car travels 12 miles in 20 minutes. What is its speed in mph. I thought it was distance/time and I got 0.6mph My dad said it was 36 mph? What's right and what's wrong?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #581103 by greg98(5)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Your idea is correct but you need to convert 20mins to hours \n" ); document.write( "Distance = 12miles \n" ); document.write( "Time= 20mins \n" ); document.write( " = (20/60)hours \n" ); document.write( " = 1/3 hours \n" ); document.write( "Speed = 12/ (1/3) \n" ); document.write( " =12*3mph \n" ); document.write( " = 36mph \n" ); document.write( "Guess your dad's final answer is right \n" ); document.write( " |