Charles is going camping with his family. His campsite is [tex]\frac{7}{8}[/tex] miles away. They walk at a steady speed of [tex]1 \frac{1}{2}[/tex] mi/hr. How many minutes will it take them to get to the campsite?
Answer (2)
x − t r a v e l in min u t es F ro m p ro p or t i o n : 1.5 − 60 8 7 − x 1.5 x = 60 ⋅ 8 7 1.5 x = 8 420 1.5 x = 2 105 1.5 x = 52.5 ∣ : 1.5 x = 35 min u t es
Charles and his family will take 35 minutes to walk to their campsite, which is 8 7 miles away. This was calculated by finding the time using the formula Time = Speed Distance . Their walking speed was 1 2 1 miles per hour.
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