SOLUTION: an airplan travels 95 miles in 10 minutes. how fast is going in miles per hour?

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Question 210749: an airplan travels 95 miles in 10 minutes. how fast is going in miles per hour?
Found 2 solutions by nerdybill, Earlsdon:
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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an airplan travels 95 miles in 10 minutes. how fast is going in miles per hour?
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You are given the speed as:
95 miles per 10 minutes
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When we are normally accustomed to miles per hour. So, the strategy is to "change your units" -- from minutes to hours.
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Since there are 60 minutes in an hour:
95/10 * 60
= 95 *6
= 570 mph

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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95 miles in 10 minutes:
95%2F10 multiply by 6%2F6 to covert to mph.
95%2A6%2F10%2A6+=+570%2F60 This is 570 mile in 60 minutes, but 60 minutes = 1 hour, so it's really 570mph.
95 miles in 10 minutes = 570mph.