If an ambulance is able to respond to car accident located 5 minutes away in 7 minutes, what is the speed of the ambulance in miles per hour?

If an ambulance is able to respond to car accident located 5 minutes away in 7 minutes what is the speed of the ambulance in miles per hour class=

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Answer:

Speed = 42. 86 miles per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

car accident located 5 miles away in 7 minutes

Given distance d= 5 miles

time = 7 minutes. convert minutes into hours

60 minutes = 1 hour

so 7 minutes = 7 / 60 hours

To find the speed  we use formula [tex]s= \frac{d}{t}[/tex]

d= 5  and t = 7/60

Plug in the values in the formula

[tex]s= \frac{d}{t}[/tex]

[tex]s= \frac{5}{\frac{7}{60}}[/tex]

[tex]s= 5* \frac{60}{7}[/tex]

s = 42.85714286

Speed = 42. 86 miles per hour