SOLUTION: How many minutes will it take for a car that is traveling 80 mi/h to travel 200 km ?

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Question 978907: How many minutes will it take for a car that is traveling 80 mi/h to travel 200 km ?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two ways to do it.

Method 1: Change 80 mi/h to km/hr then use TIME=DISTANCE%2FSPEED,
then change hours to minutes.

Method 2: Change 200 km to mi/hr then use TIME=DISTANCE%2FSPEED,
then change hours to minutes

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Method 1:



Then cancel all the units that will cancel:



And we have left:

 %22%22=%22%22matrix%281%2C2%2C128.74752%2Ckm%2Fh%29

Then use 
TIME=DISTANCE%2FSPEED%22%22=%22%22matrix%281%2C2%2C200%2Ckm%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C128.74752%2Ckm%2Fh%29%22%22=%22%22matrix%281%2C2%2C1.553427981%2Ch%29%22%22=%22%22
matrix%281%2C2%2C1.553427981%2Ch%29%2F1%22%D7%22matrix%281%2C2%2C60%2Cminutes%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C1%2Ch%29%22%22=%22%22

cancel the "hours" (h's)

matrix%281%2C2%2C1.553427981%2Ccross%28h%29%29%2F1%22%D7%22matrix%281%2C2%2C60%2Cminutes%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C1%2Ccross%28h%29%29%22%22=%22%22matrix%281%2C2%2C93.20567884%2Cminutes%29


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Method 2:



Then cancel all the units that will cancel:



And we have left:

 %22%22=%22%22matrix%281%2C2%2C124.2742384%2Cmi%29

Then use TIME=DISTANCE%2FSPEED%22%22=%22%22matrix%281%2C2%2C124.2742384%2Cmi%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C80%2Cmi%2Fh%29%22%22=%22%22matrix%281%2C2%2C1.553427981%2Ch%29%22%22=%22%22
matrix%281%2C2%2C1.553427981%2Ch%29%2F1%22%D7%22matrix%281%2C2%2C60%2Cminutes%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C1%2Ch%29%22%22=%22%22

cancel the "hours" (h's)

matrix%281%2C2%2C1.553427981%2Ccross%28h%29%29%2F1%22%D7%22matrix%281%2C2%2C60%2Cminutes%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C1%2Ccross%28h%29%29%22%22=%22%22matrix%281%2C2%2C1.553427981%2Ch%29%22%22=%22%22
matrix%281%2C2%2C1.553427981%2Ch%29%2F1%22%D7%22matrix%281%2C2%2C60%2Cminutes%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C1%2Ch%29%22%22=%22%22

cancel the "hours" (h's)

matrix%281%2C2%2C1.553427981%2Ccross%28h%29%29%2F1%22%D7%22matrix%281%2C2%2C60%2Cminutes%29%2Fmatrix%281%2C2%2C1%2Ccross%28h%29%29%22%22=%22%22matrix%281%2C2%2C93.20567884%2Cminutes%29

We get the same answer whichever method we use.

Edwin