Question

A cruise ship can cover and 19 nautical miles in 304 minutes. How many nautical miles will travel in 240 minutes?

Answer 1

We can go 15 nautical miles

Explanation:

We can use a ratio to solve. Put the number of nautical miles over the minutes

19 miles x miles

----------- = ------------- --

304 minutes 240 minutes

Using cross products

19*240 = 304x

4560=304x

Divide each side by 304

4560/304 = 304x/304

15=x

We can go 15 nautical miles