SOLUTION: if a train travels 45 miles an hour in 30 minutes how many miles would it travel in 12 minutes?

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Question 720997: if a train travels 45 miles an hour in 30 minutes how many miles would it travel in 12 minutes?
Answer by Vladdroid(91) About Me  (Show Source):
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if a train travels 45 miles an hour in 30 minutes how many miles would it travel in12 minutes?
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At 45 m/30 minutes, it would be equal to 90 m/h
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90 miles an hour divide by 60 minutes in an hour
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90/60
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The train then travels 1.5 miles in one minute
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1.5 miles a minute times 12 minutes
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The answer is 18 miles traveled in 12 minutes.
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