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A car travels at an average speed of 50mph on the highway to New Jersey, which is 200miles away. How long did it take to get there?

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4 hours.

50 miles/1 hour * 200 miles/? hours

Cross multiply (200 miles divided by 50 miles) and you get your answer as 4 hours.

It is important that all of the units are the same
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