Question
You are driving 60 mph and it takes you 20 minutes to get to the mall. How many miles away from the mall do you live?
Answers
Anonymous
20 min * 1 hr / 60 min * 60 miles / hr = 20 miles
By the way, 60 miles an hour is a mile a minute, just remember that.
By the way, 60 miles an hour is a mile a minute, just remember that.
oobleck
20 min * 1hr/60min * 60mi/hr = 20 mi
or, just realize that 60 mi/hr = 1 mi/min.
so, 20 min = 20 miles
or, just realize that 60 mi/hr = 1 mi/min.
so, 20 min = 20 miles