SOLUTION: How long would it take me to get to the lake if its sixty miles away and I drive forty miles per hour the entire way

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Question 773886: How long would it take me to get to the lake if its sixty miles away and I drive forty miles per hour the entire way
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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d = rt

60 = 40*t

60/40 = t

3/2 = t

t = 3/2

t = 1.5

So it will take 1.5 hours (1 and a half hours) or 1 hour, 30 minutes