A car traveling at a steady speed. It travels 1 1/2 miles in 2 1/4 minutes. How far will it travel in 44 minutes? In 1 hour? The car will travel___ miles in 44 minutes

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Shpend · Answer 1 · 2020-08-03T17:09:52+0000

Answer:

The car will travel 29 1/3 miles in 44 minutes, 40 miles in an hour.

Explanation:

First, find how far the car can travel in one minute.

(1 1/2)/(2 1/4)=(2/3)

Then multiply the amount of time in minutes.

(2/3)*44= 29 1/3

(2/3)*60=40