SOLUTION: if you are going 80 miles per/hr and you have 20 miles to your destination how many mins will it take to get to your destination?

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Question 912618: if you are going 80 miles per/hr and you have 20 miles to your destination how many mins will it take to get to your destination?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Distance = Rate * Time

D = r*t

20 = 80*t

20/80 = t

1/4 = t

t = 1/4

It takes you 1/4 of an hour.

1/4 hour = (1/4)*(60) = 15 minutes

It will take you 15 minutes to get to your destination.


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