SOLUTION: Your aunt and uncle have been visiting your home. Five minutes after they drive away, you realize that they forgot their luggage. You happen to know that they drive at 25 miles

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Question 1176698: Your aunt and uncle have been visiting your home. Five
minutes after they drive away, you realize that they forgot
their luggage. You happen to know that they drive at 25
miles per hour. So you get in your car and drive at 30 miles
per hour. How far before you meet
Answer by Solver92311(821) About Me  (Show Source):
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How far would the aunt and uncle go at 25 miles per hour in 5 minutes (1/12 of an hour)? Use and make sure your units match.

How long would it take you to travel that distance at 5 miles per hour (the difference between 30 mph and 25 mph)? Use and make sure your units match.

How far would you travel in that amount of time at 30 miles per hour? That's your answer. Use and make sure your units match.

I did the problem by converting minutes to fractions of an hour, but it would work just as well by converting miles per hour to miles per minute.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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