Question 95002: You ride in a train for 175 miles at an average speed of 50 miles per hour. How many hours does the trip take? Answer by kiljoy(51) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is a variation on the distance equation, represented as
In this scenario we're going to calculate time so the same equation should be rewritten as:
or
distance (d)= 175
rate (r) = 50
t=3.5
The trip will take 3.5 hours.
If you want to do a check, just plug in your values to the rate equation.
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