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A bus travels 36 miles in 45 minutes.

Enter the number of miles the bus travels in 60 minutes at this rat

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Answer: 48 miles

Explanation:

Do cross multiplication

36 miles x

------------ = --------------

45 mins. 60 mins.

45x 2,160

----- = -------

45 45

x = 48

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User DaemonThread
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We can use unit rates to solve the problem.

The bus travels 36 miles in 45 minutes, so the unit rate is:

36 miles / 45 minutes = 0.8 miles per minute

To find how many miles the bus travels in 60 minutes, we can use the same unit rate:

0.8 miles per minute x 60 minutes = 48 miles

Therefore, the bus travels 48 miles in 60 minutes at this rate.

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