If a train travels at 108 mph for 10 min, what is the distance traveled?

Answer 1

Hi Drekyyy,

For this problem, I would set up two ratios equal to each other:

108 miles/60 minutes = x miles/10 minutes

Then, you would cross multiply the values:

(108 miles)(10 minutes) = (60 minutes)(x miles)

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1080 miles*minutes = (60 minutes)(x miles)

Then you would divide both sides by the 60 minutes in order to solve for x

(1080 miles*minutes)/(60 minutes) = x miles

Therefore the answer would be 18 miles.