SOLUTION: If a train travels 60 kms an hour how far can it travel in 5 mins, 10mins, 20 mins?

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Question 351797: If a train travels 60 kms an hour how far can it travel in 5 mins, 10mins, 20 mins?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Throughout the problem, r=60

Use d=rt to get

a) 5 mins:

5 minutes = 5%2F60=1%2F12 hours


So t=1%2F12


d=rt

d=60%281%2F12%29=5


So the train travels 5 km in 5 minutes

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b) 10 mins:

10 minutes = 10%2F60=1%2F6 hours


So t=1%2F6



d=rt

d=60%281%2F6%29=10


So the train travels 10 km in 10 minutes

Starting to see a pattern?

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a) 20 mins:

20 minutes = 20%2F60=1%2F3 hours

So t=1%2F3



d=rt

d=60%281%2F3%29=20


So the train travels 20 km in 20 minutes


Note: If a train is traveling 60 kph, then in 'x' minutes it has traveled 'x' kilometers.