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A car moving at a constant speed travels 88 feet in 2 seconds. How far can the car travel in one minute?

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Answer:

2640 feet

Explanation:

Let's make a proportion using this:

feet/seconds=feet/seconds

We know the car travels 88 feet in 2 seconds.

88/2=feet/seconds

We don't know how many feet the car can travel in 1 minute (which is equal to 60 seconds).So, the car travels x feet in 60 seconds.

88/2=x/60

We want to solve for x. To do this, we have to get x by itself. x is being divided by 60. Multiply both sides by 60, because multiplication is the opposite of division.

60*88/2=x/60*60

The 60s on the right will cancel, so we are left with

60*88/2=x

60*44=x

2640=x

The car can travel 2640 feet in 1 minute.

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