A boat travels 432km in 24 hours how far can it travel in 16 hours?

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asked Dec 19, 2021 187k views

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China · Answer 1 · 2021-12-20T10:30:27+0000

Answer:

First find the distance per hour by dividing

432/24=18

multiply the rate with 16 hours

18 km per hour x 16 hours = 288 km in 16 hours

Explanation:

Niconoe · Answer 2 · 2021-12-24T07:34:15+0000

Answer:

288km

Explanation:

if a boat travels 432km in 24 hours .

then

it will cover x km in 16 hours

Using Direct Proportion:

$\mathsf{x = (432 * 16)/(24) }$

$\mathsf{x = (432 * 2)/(3) }$

$\mathsf{ x = 144 * 2}$

$\boxed{ \mathsf{ \implies \: 288km}}$

hence the boat is gonna travel 288km in 16 hours