PROBLEM: How many miles will you travel in 4 hours if the speed limit is 55 miles per hour?
Quantity=4 hours
RATE=55 miles/1 hour or 1 hour/55 miles
R Right of equal sign.
= ________________
U Units you are look for.
= _________________ miles
L Left units are the same as units on the right.
miles
= _________________ miles
E Each rate must be completed (numerator and denominator with numbers and labels).
55 miles = _______________ miles
1 hour
S Solve by multiplying rate times quantity over 1, then cross cancel.
4 hours X 55 miles = 220 miles
1 1 hour
REMEMBER TO SPEND 5 MINUTES ON EACH PROBLEM!!!