A train travels 20 feet in 1\5 second. At this same speed, how many feet will it travel in 3 seconds?

Question

A train travels 20 feet in 1\5 second. At this same speed, how many feet will it travel in 3 seconds?

Answer 1

Hi Christopher!

 

If the train travels 20 feet in 1/5 second, then it must travel 100 feet in 1 second.  (Multiply both numbers by 5)

If that is true, the train travels 100 ft/s.  This means that in 3 seconds, it travels 300 feet!

 

Hope this helps! :)