SOLUTION: Driving at 50 Mph, one covers 17 miles in how many secondS?

Question 472749: Driving at 50 Mph, one covers 17 miles in how many secondS?

Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
50 miles per hour / 60 = 5/6 miles per minute.
5/6 miles per minute / 60 = 5/360 miles per second.
rate * time = distance
rate = 5/360 miles per second
distance = 17 miles
formula becomes:
5/360 * time = 17
divide both sides of this equation by (5/360) to get:
time = 17 / (5/360)
this is equivalent to:
time = 17 * (360/5) which is equal to (17*360)/5 which is equal to 17*72 which is equal to 1224 seconds.
1224 seconds / 60 = 20.4 minutes.
20.4 minutes / 60 = .34 hours.
rate * time = distance.
rate = 50 miles per hour
time = .34 hours
distance = 50 * .34 = 17 miles.
it all checks out.
the time it takes to travel 17 miles at 50 miles per hour is 1224 seconds.
take .34 hours and multiply it by 60 to get 20.4 minutes.
multiply 20.4 minutes by 60 to get 1224 seconds.

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