SOLUTION: A car is traveling 8 miles per hour, going for 100 seconds. How far has it traveled?

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Question 344482: A car is traveling 8 miles per hour, going for 100 seconds. How far has it traveled?
Found 3 solutions by stanbon, nerdybill, ewatrrr:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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A car is traveling 8 miles per hour, going for 100 seconds.
How far has it traveled?
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distance = rate*time
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100 sec[1 hr/3600 sec] = 1/36 hr
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distance = 8 mph [1/36] hr = 2/9 mile = 0.2222 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source):
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A car is traveling 8 miles per hour, going for 100 seconds. How far has it traveled?
.
Distance formula:
d = rt
.
8 miles 100 seconds 1 minute 1 hour
------- * ------------ * --------- * -------
1 hour 1 60 seconds 60 minutes
.
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8(100)/(60*60)
800/3600
8/36
0.222 miles
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OR, in feet: 1173.33 feet

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source):
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Need to Know: D(distance) = Rate*T
Note: Rate & Time must have same measure
100 seconds = 1/36 hr

or 2/9 mi