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A bus travels 36 miles in 45 minutes enter the number of miles the bus travels in 60 minutes at this rate

User Mkozicki
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Write a proportion
36/45=x/60
Cross multiply
45x=36*60
45x=2160
x=48 miles
User Luk Aron
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48 miles.
36 divided by 45 is .8, that is for one minute. So .8 miles times 60 minutes is 48 miles.
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