Measurement and conversion (d = rt) Mackenzies bike can go 12 mph. She needs to be at a store at 10:00 A.M.. Of the store is 20 miles away, what time will she need to leave?

Respuesta :

We have to use the equation

[tex]d=rt[/tex]

Where r = 12 mph, d = 20 miles, let's find t.

[tex]\begin{gathered} 20=12t \\ t=\frac{20}{12}=\frac{10}{6}=\frac{5}{3} \end{gathered}[/tex]

She'll take 5/3 hours to get there which is equivalent to 1 2/3 hours.

Let's transform 2/3 hours to minutes to find the exact time she has to leave.

We know that 1 hour is 60 minutes.

[tex]\frac{2}{3}hr\cdot\frac{60\min}{1hr}=\frac{120}{3}\min =40\min [/tex]

So, she will take exactly 1 hour and 40 minutes.

If you have to get there at 10:00 A.M., then she has to leave at 8:20 A.M.