SOLUTION: If I travel to point A going 50 kilometers an hour and it takes ten minutes how long will it take to reach point A going 40 kilometers an hour

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Question 240735: If I travel to point A going 50 kilometers an hour and it takes ten minutes how long will it take to reach point A going 40 kilometers an hour
Answer by Stitch(470) About Me  (Show Source):
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First lets convert km/hour to km/min
%2850km%2Fhour%29+%2A+%281h%2F60min%29+=+5km%2F6min
Now we know that it took 10min going 50km/h.
So if we take the 5km%2F6min and multiply it by 10 min, you will get the distance traveled.
%285km%2F6min%29%2A10min+=+%2850%2F6%29+km
Lets convert 40km/h to km/min
%2840km%2Fhour%29+%2A+%281h%2F60min%29+=+2km%2F3min
To find the time, divide the distance by the speed
%28%2850%2F6%29km%29+%2F+%282km%2F3min%29+=+12.5min
It will take 12.5min