Elizabeth can't wait to read the newest issue of her favorite comic, The Notorious Ninja, so she plans to bike 3 miles to the comic book store after school. If Elizabeth can usually bike 12 miles in an hour, how many minutes will it take her to get there?Write your answer as a whole number, decimal, or simplified fraction. Do not round.____ minutes
Q. Elizabeth can't wait to read the newest issue of her favorite comic, The Notorious Ninja, so she plans to bike 3 miles to the comic book store after school. If Elizabeth can usually bike 12 miles in an hour, how many minutes will it take her to get there?Write your answer as a whole number, decimal, or simplified fraction. Do not round.____ minutes
Calculate Biking Speed: Determine Elizabeth's biking speed in miles per hour.Elizabeth can bike 12 miles in 1 hour.Speed = Distance / TimeSpeed =12 miles /1 hourSpeed =12 mph
Calculate Biking Time: Calculate the time it will take to bike 3 miles at a speed of 12 miles per hour.Time = Distance / SpeedTime =3 miles /12 mphTime =0.25 hours
Convert Time to Minutes: Convert the time from hours to minutes.There are 60 minutes in 1 hour.Time in minutes = Time in hours ×60 minutes/hourTime in minutes =0.25 hours ×60 minutes/hourTime in minutes =15 minutes
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