SOLUTION: if a car traveling at a rate of 55 mi/hr ,how many minutes would it to take to travel 2.5?

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Question 630686: if a car traveling at a rate of 55 mi/hr ,how many minutes would it to take to travel 2.5?

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if a car traveling at a rate of 55 mi/hr ,how many minutes would it to take to travel 2.5?
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60 mi/hr = 1 mi/minute
55 mi/hr = 55/60 mi/min = 11/12 mi/min
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d = r*t
t = d/r = 2.5/(11/12) = 30/11 minutes
=~ 2.727 minutes