Q:

An expression to convert 50 miles per hour to miles per minute is shown.[tex]\frac{50 miles }{1 hour}[/tex] Γ— [tex]\frac{1 hour}{x minutes}[/tex]What value can be put in x to correctly make this conversion?

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Answer:[tex]x = 60[/tex]Step-by-step explanation:To convert from miles per hour to miles per minute we must convert hours to minutes.We know that in 1 hour there are 60 minutes,Then we use the following conversion factor. [tex]\frac{1\ hour}{60\ minutes}[/tex]Finally the expression will be:[tex]\frac{50\ miles}{1\ hour}*\frac{1\ hour}{60\ minutes}[/tex]Then notice that:[tex]x = 60[/tex]