document.write( "Question 1200302: A cyclist rides his bike at a rate of 20 miles per hour. What is this rate in miles per minute? How many miles will the cyclist travel in 5 minutes? Do not round your answers. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "A cyclist rides his bike at a rate of 20 miles per hour.
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document.write( "1 hour = 60 minutes.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, if the cyclist covers 20 miles in 1 hour, he (or she) covers \r\n" );
document.write( "1/60 of it in one minute, i.e.  =  of a mile per minute.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  20 miles per hour is the same as    of a mile per minute.\r\n" );
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