A cyclist rides his bike at a rate of 15 miles per hour. what is this rate in miles per minute? how many miles will the cyclist travel in 20 minutes? do not round your answers.

15 miles/hour = 0.25 miles/minute

The cyclist would have traveled 5 miles in 20 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

15 miles per hour is written as

15 miles/hour

To convert 15 miles/hour to miles/minute

From 1 hour = 60 minutes

∴ 15 miles/hour = 15 miles/ 60 minutes

= (15/60) miles/minute

= 0.25 miles/minute

To calculate how many miles the cyclist will travel in 20 minutes

That is, Time, t = 20 minutes

Velocity, v = 15 miles/hour = 0.25 miles/minute

Distance, s = ??

From,

∴ ×

×

Hence, The cyclist would have traveled 5 miles in 20 minutes.

14 ft 7 inches

step-by-step explanation:

since each model inch corresponds to 25 real inches, 7 model inches will correspond to

7×25" = 175"

at 12" per foot, that is 14 feet, 7 inches.