SOLUTION: a train travels 24 miles in 36 minutes. what is its speed in miles per hour?

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Question 825629: a train travels 24 miles in 36 minutes. what is its speed in miles per hour?
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a train travels 24 miles in 36 minutes. what is its speed in miles per hour?
Find the no. miles in 1 min, multiply by 60 to get mph
%2824%2A60%29%2F%2836%29 = 40 mph