SOLUTION: a train travels for 48 minutes at 80 km/h. how far does he go?

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Question 677528: a train travels for 48 minutes at 80 km/h. how far does he go?
Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
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Distance(d) equals Rate(r) times Time(t) or d=rt; r=d/t and t=d/r
48 min=48/60 hr=4/5=0.8 hr
d=rt
d=(80km/hr)*0.8hr=64 km---------------ans
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t=d/r
t=64/80
t=4/5 hr
Hope this helps---ptaylor