SOLUTION: is the distance is 10 miles and it takes 1000 seconds to travel the distance, what is the rate in miles per hour

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Question 829995: is the distance is 10 miles and it takes 1000 seconds to travel the distance, what is the rate in miles per hour
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10 miles / 1000 seconds
Set up proportion
10%2F1000+=+x%2F60
do cross products
1000x = 10(60)
1000x = 600
x = 600/1000 = 0.600 miles per hour