SOLUTION: John is traveling to a meeting that is 28 miles away. He needs to be there in 30 minutes. How fast does he need to go to make it to the meeting on time?

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Question 128132: John is traveling to a meeting that is 28 miles away. He needs to be there in 30 minutes. How fast does he need to go to make it to the meeting on time?


Answer by chitra(359) About Me  (Show Source):
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Here by the data that is given -

Distance = 28 miles

time taken is 30 mins

Let us convert the time in minutes to hours
1 hr = 60 mins
x hr = 30 mins

==> x = 1/2 hr

==> x = 0.5 hr

We have to calculate the speed.

Speed = Distance traveled / time taken


Speed = 28/0.5

Speed = 56 miles/hour