SOLUTION: How far will a vehicle traveling 70 mph go in 2 minutes?

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Question 394265: How far will a vehicle traveling 70 mph go in 2 minutes?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, ewatrrr:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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How far will a vehicle traveling 70 mph go in 2 minutes?
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(70 miles/hr)(1 hr/60 min) = [70/60]miles/min = 1.167 miles/min
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cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Hi

D = r*t  (both rate and time need to be in same units length and time

2min = 2/60 hr  (60 min = 1 hour)

 70mph* (2/60)hr = 2.3333mi

which 'makes sense' as 70mph  is approxiamately 1 mile per minute