Question

The fair's train ride covers a distance of a miles in 20 minutesWhat is the speed for the ride in miles per minute?What is the speed for the ride in miles per hour?How far does the train travel in 45 minutes?

Answer 1

it is given that the distance is d = 1 mile

the time is t = 20 minute

so the speed of the ride is,

d/t = 1/20 miles per minute.

for speed in miles per hour, we will convert the time from minutes to hours,

now 20 minute is 20/60 = 1/3 hours.

so the speed of the ride is,

d/t = 1 /(1/3) = 3 miles per hours.

so the speed for the ride in miles per hour is 3 miles per hour.

in 20-minute train travels 1 mile

so in 45 minute train will travel = (1/20) x 45 = 9/4 miles or 2.25 miles

so the train travel 9/4 or 2.25 miles in 45 minutes