Question

A car is traveling at a steady speed. It travels 2 1/2

miles in 3 1/3 minutes. How far will it travel in 45 minutes​?

Answer 1

It will travel

`33 (1)/(4) \: miles`

in 45 minutes.

Explanation:

We can solve using proportions.

`( 2(1)/(2) \: miles)/( 3(1)/(3) \: minutes) = (x)/(45 \: minutes) \\ \\ ( 3(1)/(3) x)/( 3(1)/(3) ) = ( 112(1)/(2) )/( 3(1)/(3) ) \\ \\ x = 33(3)/(4)`