SOLUTION: a car travels 70 miles per hr. how far does the car travel in 4hr. and 15 min.

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Question 423884: a car travels 70 miles per hr. how far does the car travel in 4hr. and 15 min.
Answer by linht117(37) About Me  (Show Source):
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convert the 7 miles per hour to miles per minute.
1 hr= 60 minutes, so 7 miles/hour*60min/1hour=1.167 miles per minute.
4 hr=240 min
240+15=255 min
1.167*255=298 miles