The average speed on a city street is 35 miles per hour (mph). Assuming you drive the speed limit, how long will it take you to
drive 7 miles? Use the formula d=rt.

Distance-Rate-Time and other Products

In this lesson, we will investigate the relationship between the distance traveled, the rate or speed or travel, and the time that it takes to travel that distance at that rate. We will also look at a few other related products.

Distance = (Rate)(Time)

The equation that relates distance, rate, and time is

d = rt

Where d is the distance traveled, r is the rate, and t is the time. On the CAHSEE exam, you will be given two of these and will be asked to use the above equation to find the third.

Example 1

It took Markus half an hour to drive home from work. He averaged 34 miles per hour. How far does Markus live from his work?

Solution

We are given that it takes 1/2 an hour for the trip. This is a time:

t = 1/2

We are given that he averages 34 miles per hour. This is a rate:

r = 34

We are asked how few he has traveled. This is a distance. We use the d=rt equation:

d = rt

= (34)(1/2)

= 17

Markus lives 17 miles from work.

Now try one by yourself. If you want to see the answer, put your mouse on the yellow rectangle and the answer will appear.

Exercise 1

The current along the beach is moving towards the south at 1.5 miles per hour. If a piece of debris is placed into the water, how far will the current take it in 6 hours?

9 miles

Example 2

Elena always rides her bicycle at a speed of 15 miles per hour. On Sunday, she goes on a 24 mile bike ride. How many hours does this ride take?

Solution

The speed of 15 miles per hour is a rate. The key words that tell us that this is a rate are "speed" and "miles per hour". We can write:

r = 15

Next, 24 miles is a distance. We have:

d = 24

Now use the d=rt equation to get

24 = 15t

To solve this, divide both sides by 15 to get

t = 24/15

Both are divisible by 3, so this fraction reduces to

t = 8/5 = 1.6

Elena's ride takes 1.6 hours.

median is the value separating the higher half of a data sample, a population or probablity distribution from the lower half.

step-by-step explanation:

say you have 3,8,7,3,1,9,8 order them from lowest to highest

if orderd it would be 1,3,3,7,8,8,9 now you take away from the lowest and the highest until you end up in the middle.

so you would remove the 1 and 9 leaving you with 5 digits remaining

when you've reached the middle that would be your answer so in this case the answer is 7

if there were two numbers left say 7 and 5 you'd and them together so 12 then divide by 2 witch would equal 6 so the answer would be 6

good luck on that project hoped i you at all

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-lavira : )