A sailboat went sideways 4 feet for every 30 feet it went forward. How many feet sideways did it go while it was going forward 360 feet? PLEASE EXPLAIN

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A sailboat went sideways 4 feet for every 30 feet it went forward. How many feet sideways did it go while it was going forward 360 feet? PLEASE EXPLAIN

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it went 48 feet sideways because it went 360 feet forward which is 30*12. So you multiply 12 by 4 to get 48

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