SOLUTION: I'm trying to find out the length of time it takes a car that is going 80 mph average speed to go 1/4 mile. Length of time = Distance/Velocity

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Question 852719: I'm trying to find out the length of time it takes a car that is going 80 mph average speed to go 1/4 mile. Length of time = Distance/Velocity

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I corrected your problem to what I think you must have meant.

TIME=DISTANCE%2FVELOCITY

TIME=%281%2F4%29%2F80 %22%22=%22%22 1%2F4%22%F7%2280 %22%22=%22%22 1%2F4%22%D7%221%2F80 %22%22=%22%22 1%2F320th of an hour.  

1%2F320th of an hour is changed to minutes by multiplying it by 60

1%2F320%22%22%2A%22%2260 %22%22=%22%22 60%2F320 which reduces to 3%2F16 minutes.

But we need to change that to seconds

3%2F16th of a minute is changed to seconds by multiplying it by 60

3%2F16%22%22%2A%22%2260 %22%22=%22%22 180%2F16 which reduces to 45%2F4 seconds or 11%261%2F4 seconds.

Edwin