SOLUTION: Sandy plans to drive 35 miles from Dayton to Pleasantville. The speed limit on the road is 55 miles per hour. How long should sandy drive.
I am using {{{Speed=distance/time}}}
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Question 7366: Sandy plans to drive 35 miles from Dayton to Pleasantville. The speed limit on the road is 55 miles per hour. How long should sandy drive.
I am using yet I still fail to come up with the correct answer. Please help me. Thank you Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You've got the right formula but, since you are looking for "how long" you need the time. So rewrite the formula so that time is on the left.
Now substitute the given values for distance (35 miles) and speed (55 mph).
hours. Convert to minutes, multiply by 60 mins/hour.
minutes.
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