Question

A bus travels 36 miles in 45 minutes. What number of miles would the bus travel in 60 minutes at this rate?

Answer 1

Rate = 36 miles/45 min = 0.8 miles per min

Distance traveled = 0.8 miles per min = 60 min = 48 miles

When there are two terms in different units this is called a rate. Rate and ratio are different in this case it is a special ratio. In this problem the rate is units of miles per minutes.

Answer 2

48 miles.

Explanation:

A bus travels 36 miles in 45 minutes

In 60 minutes, travelling at this rate, the bus would cover:

`(60)/(45)` × 36 miles = 48 miles