Question

You need to write an equation to represent the situation. You can start by using the formula for distance, d=rt, where d is distance, r is rate, and t is time. The rate that she travels without her sirens is ? miles per hour.

Answer 1

And it is! We drove 50 mph for 0.5 hours—and 50 ⋅ 0.5 equals 25, which is our distance.