SOLUTION: a car travels at 36 mph for 3 hours and 10 minutes. how far has it travelled

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Question 849826: a car travels at 36 mph for 3 hours and 10 minutes. how far has it travelled
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+d+=+r%2At+
Convert 10 min to hrs
( min ) x ( hrs/min ) = hrs
+10%2A%28+1%2F60+%29+=+1%2F6+ hrs
and 3 hrs = +%286%2F6%29%2A3+=+18%2F6+ hrs
+18%2F6+%2B+1%2F6+=+19%2F6+ hrs
+d+=+36%2A%2819%2F6%29+
+d+=+114+
The distance is 114 mi