SOLUTION: How long does it take to go .4 miles at 70mph?

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Question 824733: How long does it take to go .4 miles at 70mph?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
We can see that in 1 hour (60 minutes)we travel 70 miles so let set up a proportion as:
70/60 = .4/x
Solve for x to get:
.34 minutes (rounded off)
Make sense?
RJ
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