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Question 640358: If a car is traveling at 48 miles/hr, how many hrs does it taketo travel 1mile. Appox in secs?
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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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If a car is traveling at 48 miles/hr, how many hrs does it taketo travel 1mile. Appox in secs?
Since it goes 48 miles in one hour, it goes one mile in 
one forty-eighth of an hour.

One forty-eighth of an hour is one forty-eighth of sixty minutes

     1%2F48×60 = 60%2F48 = 5%2F4 minutes.

Each minute is 60 seconds so 5%2F4 minutes is 5%2F4 times 60 seconds.

5%2F4×60 = 75 seconds.

Edwin

Answer by sachi(548) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
car travels 48 miles in an hr=60 mins = 3600 secs
so to travel 1 mile the time=3600/48=75 secs ans