SOLUTION: Henry drives in town at a rate of 25 miles per hour. It takes him 15 minutes to go to the library from his house. The algebraic expression rt represents distance traveled, where r

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Question 799140: Henry drives in town at a rate of 25 miles per hour. It takes him 15 minutes to go to the library from his house. The algebraic expression rt represents distance traveled, where r is the average rate (in miles per hour) and t is the time traveled ( in hours).
Show how to find the distance from Henry's house to the library. Include units in your calculations.

Please help me I tried many different things and I need help!!!
Sincerely, Emmy
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
They give you +r+=+25+ mi/hr
You need to convert minutes to hours
because the speed is in miles/hour
( minutes ) x ( 1 hours / 60 minutes ) = hours
+15%2A%28+1%2F60+%29+=+.25+ hours
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distance = +r%2At+
distance = +25%2A.25+
distance = +6.25+
The distance from Henry's house to the library
is 6.25 miles