SOLUTION: A fire truck travelling at fifty miles an hour takes 5 minutes to reach the emergency scene. How many miles is the fire station from this incident? I know the answer is 4.16 mi

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Question 190278: A fire truck travelling at fifty miles an hour takes 5 minutes to reach the emergency scene. How many miles is the fire station from this incident?
I know the answer is 4.16 miles but how do you set this equation up? Can you please show me the work and how you would solve this problem step by step thanks.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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So is the exact answer and it is approximately equal to 4.16

John