A train travels at high speeds. It covers the distance between Madrid and Sevilla in about 2 and a half hours.
How fast is the train moving in km/her and miles/hour??
Wasn't given a distance x), that is why I am lost x) Homework assignment...
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// Well, you didn't supply the distance. Google Maps has the distance
// between Seville and Madrid as 534km by car. Obviously, trains will
// have a somewhat shorter, more direct distance, but we'll use 534km for now.
// Use the distance formula: distance = rate x time
// So,
.....534km = r x 2.5 hours
.....r = 534km / 2.5 hours
.....r = 213.6 km/hr....................ANS
// To find the rate in miles/hour, we need to convert km to miles
// using the conversion 1 km = 0.6213712 mile
1 km...................534 km
---------------------- = -----------
0.6213712 mile..........r
......(0.6213712 mile) (534 km)
r = --------------------------------------
.................1 km
r = 331.8122208 mph........................ANS
billrussell42
missing the distance. I can look it up, but the rail distance is not that easy to find.