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A cruise ship can cover 17 nautical miles in 306 minutes. How many nautical miles will it travel in 198 minutes?

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Hi there!

This is what is called a proportion problem.

First, we need to label.

miles
minutes

Next, we add our numbers:

miles 17 x
minutes: 306. 198

Now we are going to cross multiple

17*198 and 306*x

306x=3366

Solve the equation:

x=11

Therefore, the cruise ship can travel 11 nautical miles in 198 minutes.

Hope this is helpful! Let me know if you have any questions:)


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