SOLUTION: A car is traveling at a rate of 33 miles per hour. At this rate, how many miles will the car will travel in 20 minutes

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Question 747795: A car is traveling at a rate of 33 miles per hour. At this rate, how many miles will the car will travel in 20 minutes

Found 2 solutions by unlockmath, Alan3354:
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source):
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Hello,
We can set this us as a proportion.
First change 20 minutes to hours which is 1/3 hr or approx .33 hours.
Now we can set it up as:
33/1=x/.33
Cross multiply:
x=10.89 miles.
Makes sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A car is traveling at a rate of 33 miles per hour. At this rate, how many miles will the car will travel in 20 minutes
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20 mins = 1/3 hours
d = r*t
d = 33*(1/3) = 11 miles