Question

On hiking trip,Lavinia notices that she hikes about 12 kilometers every 4 hours. If she continues at this rate,use a ratio table to determine how many kilometers she could hike in 6 hours

Answer 1

Answer : She will hike about 18 kilometers in 6 hours .

Explanation :

Since we have given that

on every 4 hours , she hikes about 12 kilometers

`\text{on every 1 hour, she hikes about }(12)/(4)\text{ kilometers}`

`i.e. 3\text{ kilometers}`

`\text{So , every 6 hours, she hikes about =}6* 3\text{kilometers}=18\texr{ kilometers`

Hence, she will hike about 18 kilometers in 6 hours .