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Question 906440: A fire has started 3.2 miles from a fire house. how long will it take the firefighters to arrive at the fire if they travel at an average speed of 30mph?
please indicate how to convert the the miles and minutes.
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, josmiceli:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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1 hr = 60 minutes
30 mi/hr = 0.5 mi/minute

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
distance = rate x time
( miles ) = ( mi/hr ) x ( hrs )
Let +t+ = time in hrs
+3.2+=+30t+
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+t+=+3.2%2F30+
To convert hrs to minutes:
( hrs ) x ( min/hr ) = minutes
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+%28+3.2%2F30+%29%2A%28+60%2F1+%29+=+6.4+
So far you have:
+3.2%2F30+ hrs = +6.4+ min
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Now convert +.4+ min to seconds
( min ) x ( sec/min ) = seconds
+.4%2A%28+60%2F1+%29+=+24+ sec
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The firefighters will arrive in 6 min 24 sec