Question

a boat travels 151.2 miles in 3.4 hours how far can it travel in 2.2 hours

Answer 1

151.2 miles                  x miles

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3.4 hours                     2.2 hours

x miles = (151.2 miles * 2.2 hours) / 3.4 hours

x miles = 97.8 miles

answer

97.8 miles in 2.2 hours

Answer 2

Let's find how far the boat travels in one hour. All we have to do is divide y by x. In this case, we divide 151.2 miles by 3.4.

151.2÷3.4

44 8/17

Let's multiply this by 2.2.

44 8/17× 2.2

97 71/85

So, it can travel 97 71/85 miles in 2.2 hours.