SOLUTION: If I bicycled 6.4 miles and it took me 34 minutes, how many miles per hour was I riding?

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Question 556443: If I bicycled 6.4 miles and it took me 34 minutes, how many miles per hour was I riding?
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If I bicycled 6.4 miles and it took me 34 minutes, how many miles per hour was I riding?
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speed = dist/time
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Change 34 minutes to hrs (we are using mph)
34%2F60 = .567 hrs
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6.4%2F.567 = 11.3 mph
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Confirm this by finding the distance: 11.3 * 34%2F60%29 = 6.40 mi