SOLUTION: Mr. Jones is driving his car. He notices that he has traveled 6 miles in the last 10 minutes.How far will Mr. Jones travel in the next 15 minutes if he continues driving at the sam

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Question 1103755: Mr. Jones is driving his car. He notices that he has traveled 6 miles in the last 10 minutes.How far will Mr. Jones travel in the next 15 minutes if he continues driving at the same rate?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+d+=+r%2At+
+6+=+r%2A10+
+r+=+.6+ mi/min
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+d+=+.6%2A15+
+d+=+9+
He will travel 9 mi in the next 15 min.
Note that I don't have to convert
minutes to hours to solve this.