Question

A subway train travels at a rate of 50 miles per hour. Write and solve an equation to find the number of minutes it take for the train to travel 10 miles.

Answer 1

12 minutes

Explanation:

50 miles = 10 miles << Equivalent

1 hour = x << fraction

You divide 50 by 5 to get 10,

so to get the number of minutes for 10 miles,

divide 60 by 5.

(1 hour = 60 minutes, 60/5 = 12)