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3. A cargo ship traveled 150 nautical miles in 6 hours at a constantspeed. How far did the cargo ship travel in one hour?1500distance traveled (nautical miles) +elapsed time (hours)06

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We can solve it using the rule of three as:

150 nautical miles ---------------- 6 hours

X ---------------- 1 hour

Where X is the nautical miles that the cargo ship travel in one hour. Solving for X, we get:


X=\frac{150\text{ nautical miles }\cdot1\text{ hours}}{6\text{ hour}}=25\text{ nautical miles}

Answer: 25 nautical miles

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