SOLUTION: If a car is traveling 25 miles an hour how far will it travel in 16 seconds.

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Question 311899: If a car is traveling 25 miles an hour how far will it travel in 16 seconds.
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In words:
(miles/hour) x (hours/second) x (seconds) = miles
With numbers:
25%2A%281%2F3600%29%2A16+=+.11
The car will travel .11 miles

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a car is traveling 25 miles an hour how far will it travel in 16 seconds.

We will use these three unit multipliers:

%285280feet%29%2F%281mile%29, %281hour%29%2F%2860minute%29, and 1minute%2F%2860second%29 

distance%22=%22rate%22%D7%22time%22=%22

%2825mile%29%2F%281hour%29%22%D7%2216second%22=%22

%2825mile%29%2F%281hour%29%22%D7%22%2816second%29%2F1%22=%22

%2825mile%29%2F%281hour%29%22%D7%22%2816second%29%2F1%22%D7%22%285280feet%29%2F%281mile%29%22%D7%22%281hour%29%2F%2860minute%29%22%D7%22%281minute%29%2F%2860second%29

Cancel the miles:

%2825cross%28mile%29%29%2F%281hour%29%22%D7%22%2816second%29%2F1%22%D7%22%285280feet%29%2F%281cross%28mile%29%29%22%D7%22%281hour%29%2F%2860minute%29%22%D7%22%281minute%29%2F%2860second%29

Cancel the hours:

%2825cross%28mile%29%29%2F%281cross%28hour%29%29%22%D7%22%2816second%29%2F1%22%D7%22%285280feet%29%2F%281cross%28mile%29%29%22%D7%22%281cross%28hour%29%29%2F%2860minute%29%22%D7%22%281minute%29%2F%2860second%29

Cancel the seconds:

%2825cross%28mile%29%29%2F%281cross%28hour%29%29%22%D7%22%2816cross%28second%29%29%2F1%22%D7%22%285280feet%29%2F%281cross%28mile%29%29%22%D7%22%281cross%28hour%29%29%2F%2860minute%29%22%D7%22%281minute%29%2F%2860cross%28second%29%29

Cancel the minutes:

%2825cross%28mile%29%29%2F%281cross%28hour%29%29%22%D7%22%2816cross%28second%29%29%2F1%22%D7%22%285280feet%29%2F%281cross%28mile%29%29%22%D7%22%281cross%28hour%29%29%2F%2860cross%28minute%29%29%22%D7%22%281cross%28minute%29%29%2F%2860cross%28second%29%29

All that's left (eliminating the 1's)

%28%2225%D716%D75280%22%29%2F%28%2260%D760%22%29%22feet%22%22=%22

586%262%2F3feet

Edwin