Question 1081048: Please help me solve this question A car travels at 60km per hour. How far does it travel in 5 hour 20 minutes. Found 3 solutions by Alan3354, MathLover1, MathTherapy:Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
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Equations are solved, questions are answered.
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Use d = r*t
distance = rate * time
5:20 = 5 1/3 hours = 16/3 hours
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A car travels at per ; so, given speed is
How far does it travel in hour minutes; so, given time hour minutes==, and
we need to find distance
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Never make math problems more complicated than they already are, if they are!
Correct way:
You see, you don't have to change the fraction to a decimal.
It only makes the problem more complicated, and sometimes more time-consuming, and most times, this leads to an incorrect answer.