Simultaneous Equations Concepts -- Distance, Rate and Time 1.2 2007/12/22 23:52:50 US/Central 2008/12/30 17:00:26.413 US/Central Kenny Felder KFelder@RaleighCharterHS.org Kenny Felder KFelder@RaleighCharterHS.org distant equations felder rate simultaneous time This module introduces distance, rate, and time. If you travel 30 miles per hour for 4 hours, how far do you go? A little common sense will tell you that the answer is 120 miles. This relationship is captured in the following equation: d=rt size 12{d= ital "rt"} {} where... d size 12{d} {} is distance traveled (sometimes the letter x is used instead, for position) r size 12{r} {} is the rate, or speed (sometimes the letter v is used, for velocity) t size 12{t} {} is the time This is presented here because it forms the basis for many common simultaneous equations problems.