SOLUTION: How much time will it take a car travelling at 88 km/hr (55 mi/hr) to travel 500km?

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Question 997858: How much time will it take a car travelling at 88 km/hr (55 mi/hr) to travel 500km?
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, fractalier:
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Distance equals rate times time, so time equals distance divided by rate.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since distance equals rate times time, or d = rt, we can find time t by
t = d/r = 500/88 = 5.68 hours