How would you solve this the easiest way?

[josh4010]

George bikes at 20 miles per hour. He travels five miles. How many minutes will this take him?

 

[tkhunny]

Easiest? Get someone else to do it!

Distance = Rate * Time

Substitue and Solve! You may need to alter the units in the end.

 

[soroban]

Hello, josh4010!

The easiest way? . . . Talk your way through it.

George bikes at 20 miles per hour.
He travels five miles.
How many minutes will this take him?

George travels 20 miles in an hour (60 minutes).
Hence, he travels 1 mile in 3 minutes.

Therefore, to travel 5 miles, it will take him 15 minutes.

 

[Deleted member 4993]

George bikes at 20 miles per hour. He travels five miles. How many minutes will this take him?

It'll take him ~5 minutes by car - depending on condition of the road.

The problem does not specify that George "travels" by bike.

Very loosely constructed problem....