SOLUTION: If a vehicle travels a fixed distance at 30 miles per hour in 10 minutes, how fast must it travel to cover the same distance in 15 minutes?

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Question 367104: If a vehicle travels a fixed distance at 30 miles per hour in 10 minutes, how fast must it travel to cover the same distance in 15 minutes?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi, 

Let x represent speed to cover same distance in 15 minutes

30mph*(1/6)hr = x*(1/4)hr

5 = x/4

20mph = x