A train is moving due west at a constant speed. A passenger notes that it takes 10min to travel 12km . How long will it take the train to travel 60km?

Question

A train is moving due west at a constant speed. A passenger notes that it takes 10min to travel 12km . How long will it take the train to travel 60km?

 

Is there a way I can solve this with some sort of proprtion ?

Answer 1

Exactly

 

10 min / 12 km = X min / 60 km

 

cross multiply

 

       12 X = 600

 

            X = 50 min