A boat travels at constant speed. After 20 minutes the boat had traveled 2.5 miles. How long does it take the boat to reach the bridge which is 15 miles away?

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A boat travels at constant speed. After 20 minutes the boat had traveled 2.5 miles. How long does it take the boat to reach the bridge which is 15 miles away?

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120 minutes

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divide 20 by 2.5 to find how many minutes it takes to drive 1 mile, then multiply that by 15 miles

Tarun Gupta answered Aug 24, 2020

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