Dominique drove home from work at an average speed of 36 miles per hour. If the distance from her house to her workplace is 5.4 miles, how long did her commute take?
__ minutes
time = distance/speed = 5.4/36 = 0.15 hours = 9 minutes
To find the time Dominique's commute took, we can use the formula: Time = Distance / Speed.
First, let's convert the speed from miles per hour to miles per minute. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, we divide 36 miles per hour by 60 to get the speed in miles per minute.
Speed = 36 miles per hour / 60 = 0.6 miles per minute.
Now, we can calculate the time it took for Dominique's commute:
Time = Distance / Speed
Time = 5.4 miles / 0.6 miles per minute.
Dividing 5.4 miles by 0.6 miles per minute gives us:
Time = 9 minutes.
Therefore, Dominique's commute took 9 minutes.