How Long To Drive 500 Miles At 65 Mph

Remember that distance traveled, say, d, equals the speed, say s, times the time taken, say t. (in formula, d = st)
You drove the car 500 miles, so d = 500. You maintained a constant speed of 65 mph, so s = 65. To find the time taken substitute in d = st as
t = 500/65 = 7.69 (to 2 decimals) hours, that is t 7 hours and about 60 x 0.69 = 54 minutes. (60 minutes in 1 hour)
Dr G, While reading your answer to the question of travel time for 500 miles at 65mph i thought you gave a great explanation but was thrown off by the # of minutes in your answer. You said total time being 7hrs 54mins and show you came up with 54mins by taking 60 X .69. I knew 54 was more than 69% of 60 minutes so multiplied those fs myself and came up with 41 minutes which definitely looked closer to the 69% of 60 minutes. Am i missing something or am i correct and you just miscalculated?
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