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Ahmad drove 845 miles in 13 hours at the same rate how long would it take him to drive 455

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set up a proportion comparing miles per hour to miles per hour. Then cross multiply and solve for the missing term.

845/13 = 455/x

845x = 13(455)

x = 13(455)/845

x = 7

Answer: 7 hours

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