Thread: miles/hour to miles/minute i don't understand

if you're traveling at 70 miles an hour, how many minutes will it take to travel 5 miles? What is the answer and how do you get it?

Originally Posted by sonyas8681

if you're traveling at 70 miles an hour, how many minutes will it take to travel 5 miles? What is the answer and how do you get it?

Speed is 70 miler per hour
it means one's travel 70 miles in 60 min
so to travel 1 mile time taken will be=60/70=6/7
so time for travelling 5 miles
=(6/7)x5=30/7 minutes