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A boat travels 160 miles in five hours (with a constant speed). How much Time will it take traveling 248 miles

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use cross multiplication:

160 248
—— = ——-
5 x


160x= 248(5)
160x= 1240
x = 7.75

It will take 7 h and 45 minutes to travel 248 miles!
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