jenniferp12 jenniferp12
  • 04-05-2017
  • Mathematics
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A bus travels 36 miles in 45 minutes. Enter the number of miles the bus travels in 60 minutes at this rate.

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Dyani1 Dyani1
  • 04-05-2017
Set up the proportion line up minutes with minutes and miles with miles so it would be x over 60 36 over 45 and u get 48
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mperemsky
mperemsky mperemsky
  • 04-05-2017
Set up a ratio
36/45=x/60

Cross multiply and solve for x
(36)(60)/45 = x
x = 48 miles

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