Question

A train travels 240 miles in 5 hours. At this rate, how far could the train go in 13 hours? What is the rate of speed of the train

Answer 1

We can set up a proportion with the information:

`(240)/(5)` =

where x = the miles the train travels in 13 hours.

Now solve for x; multiply the numerator of the first fraction by the denominator of the second fraction and vice versa, and set them equal to each other:

240 · 13 = 5 · x

3120 = 5x

Finally, use the Division Property of Equality to divide both sides by 5 and find the value of x:

624 = x

Therefore, the train travels 624 miles in 13 hours.

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