SOLUTION: a train goes 60 mph how fast will it travel in 20 minutes

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Question 350150: a train goes 60 mph how fast will it travel in 20 minutes
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, CharlesG2:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rate*Time=Distance
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R%2At=D
20 minutes is 1%2F3 of an hour.
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60%281%2F3%29=20miles

Answer by CharlesG2(834) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a train goes 60 mph how fast will it travel in 20 minutes


how fast? the problem said 60 mph, and it says nothing about accelerating

maybe you mean how far will it travel in 20 minutes?

distance D = rate R * time T
D = 60 mph * 20 minutes * 1/60 hr/minutes (the 1/60 hr/minutes conversion factor)
D = 20 miles