SOLUTION: a downhill skier can travel 75 mph .how long would it take the skier to travel 150 miles at that speed?

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Question 271323: a downhill skier can travel 75 mph .how long would it take the skier to travel 150 miles at that speed?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This might help you understand this better. mph is miles per hour, right? What does "per" mean? It means "in each" so we could say "miles in each hour" therefore 75mph is "75 miles in each hour".
If the goes 150 miles then it would take 2 hours. The equation would look like this:
75mph=150/x Multiply both sides by x to get:
75x=150 Now divide each side by 75 to get:
x=2 hours
RJ
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