SOLUTION: a car travels at an average speed of 100km per hour,what distance does it cover in 5minutes

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Question 1098965: a car travels at an average speed of 100km per hour,what distance does it cover in 5minutes
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distance = rate * time
distance = 100 km/hr * 5min * 1 hr/60min = 8.333 km
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Carrying the units helps keep things straight. Notice how the minutes units cancel, and also the hours units, leaving km.