SOLUTION: To calculate the speed at 48 minutes for 8 miles?

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Question 292785: To calculate the speed at 48 minutes for 8 miles?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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To calculate the speed at 48 minutes for 8 miles?
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When we talk about speed we talk about "miles per hour".
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the problem gives you "miles per minute"
simply do the "unit conversion".
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8 miles per 48 minutes:
8 miles/48 minutes * 60 minutes/1 hour
= (8*60)/(48*1)
= (8*60)/(48)
= 60/6
= 10 mph