SOLUTION: If it takes billy 2 hours ad 10minutes at a steady speed of 70 miles per hour to drive from mobile,alabama to new orleans,louisiana, how many miles would he have driven?
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Question 314844: If it takes billy 2 hours ad 10minutes at a steady speed of 70 miles per hour to drive from mobile,alabama to new orleans,louisiana, how many miles would he have driven? Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If it takes billy 2 hours ad 10minutes at a steady speed of 70 miles per hour to drive from mobile,alabama to new orleans,louisiana, how many miles would he have driven?
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Apply the "distance formula":
d = rt
where
d is distance
r is rate or speed
t is time
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Time given was in terms of hours and minutes -- convert to hours:
2 + 10/60 = 2 + 1/6 = 12/6 + 1/6 = 13/6 hour
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d = 70(13/6) = 151.67 miles
