Question

A car travels to 253 miles in eight hours how far can you travel in seven hours?

Answer 1

DIRECT RULE OF 3

We use a rule of 3 to solve it.

Let's record the data:

253 miles → 8 hours

‎ x miles → 7 hours

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Let's solve:‏‏‎

`\mathsf{x = (7(253))/(8)}`

`\mathsf{x = (1771)/(8)}`

`\large{\boxed{\mathsf{x = 221,375}}}`

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Answer. The car can travel 221,375 miles in seven hours.

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