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Question 899802: Hi.
I don't understand what this question requires of me:
If a car can travel x/6 km in 20min, how far can it travel in y min?
Thanks
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is just a slightly messy proportion. The unit used is kilometers per minute.

y = given number of minutes, only as a variable
Let d = number of kilometers, unknown

%28x%2F6%29%2F20=d%2Fy
Solve for d.

The choice of d was arbitrary. Choose any variable you want as long as it is not x or y.