SOLUTION: How many miles do you cover in 15 minutes driving 40 mph?

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Question 318629: How many miles do you cover in 15 minutes driving 40 mph?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Notice that since 1 hour = 60 minutes, this means that 1/4 hour = 15 minutes (divide both sides by 4)


So using d=rt, we can plug in r=40 and t=1%2F4 to get d=%2840%29%281%2F4%29=40%2F4=10 which means that you cover 10 miles.