SOLUTION: A car traveled 990 feet down a road in 15 seconds. At that rate, how many minutes does it take to travel 6 miles?

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Question 699883: A car traveled 990 feet down a road in 15 seconds. At that rate, how many minutes does it take to travel 6 miles?
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A car traveled 990 feet down a road in 15 seconds.
At that rate, how many minutes does it take to travel 6 miles?
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Convert 990 ft to miles: 990/5280 = .1875 miles
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6%2F.1875 * 15%2F60 = 8 minutes