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Steve drove 130 miles from Portland to Tacoma in 2 hours. If he continues to drive at the same speed, how long will it take him to drive 390? IS IT PROPORTIONAL

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Final answer:

Steve will take 6 hours to drive 390 miles at the same speed.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how long it will take Steve to drive 390 miles at the same speed, we can set up a proportion. We know that Steve drove 130 miles in 2 hours, so we can set up the ratio 130 miles / 2 hours = 390 miles / x hours, where x represents the unknown time.

To solve for x, we can cross multiply and solve for x:

130x = 2 * 390

x = (2 * 390) / 130

x = 6

Therefore, it will take Steve 6 hours to drive 390 miles at the same speed.

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