Question

A car on a racetrack drove 98 miles in 60 minutes. How far did it drive in 12 minutes? Round the the nearest tenth when necessary.

Answer 1

19.6 miles in 12 minutes.

Explanation:

first take 60, then divide it by 12.

60÷12=5

then take 98 and divide that by 5

98÷5=19.6

Answer 2

The car drove approximately 19.6 miles in 12 minutes on the racetrack

To find out how far the car drove in 12 minutes, we can use the concept of speed. Since we know the car drove 98 miles in 60 minutes, we can find its speed using the formula:

speed = distance / time

So, the speed of the car is:

speed = 98 miles / 60 minutes

Now we can use this speed to find out how far the car drove in 12 minutes. We can set up a proportion:

98 miles / 60 minutes = x miles / 12 minutes

Cross multiplying, we get:

98 miles * 12 minutes = 60 minutes * x miles

Solving for x, we get:

x = (98 miles * 12 minutes) / 60 minutes

x = 19.6 miles