To solve this problem, we are going to set up a proportion, letting x be the unknown distance between the two towns.
44 miles/1 hour = x miles/2 hours
To solve this, we are going to use cross products, or the multiplication of the numerator of one fraction times the denominator of the other fraction, setting them equal to one another.
44 (2) = x
When we simplify this, we get
88 = x
Therefore, the distance between the two towns is 88 miles.