Question

If im going 30 km per hour and i need to go 500 metres how long would it take

Answer 1

1 minute

Explanation:

1km = 1000m

30km = 30000m

30km ÷ 60 = 500m

it takes one hour to go 30km or a ratio of 30km to 1hour. 1hour is also 60minutes. 30:60

divide both sides by 60 gets 500m and the amount of time to go that distance 1 minute

Answer 2

1/60 hr or 1 minute

Explanation:

30 km per hour

30 km : 1 hr

convert 500 metres to km

1 km = 1000 metres

500 ÷ 1000 = 0.5 km

using ratios

30 km : 1 hr

0.5 km : x hr

to get from 30 to 0.5 multiply by 1/60 ( we got this from doing 0.5 ÷ 30) , so do the same to the other side

1 hr × 1/60 = 1/60 hr

you can convert to minutes = 1/60 × 60 = 1 minute