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A cruise ship can cover 18 nautical miles in 342 minutes. How many nautical miles will it travel in 152 minutes?

A. 8

B. 10

C. 12

D.6

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Answer:

A.

The cruise ship will travel 8 nautical miles in 152 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance covered by the cruise ship in 342 minutes = 18 nautical miles

Distance covered in 1 minute = [tex]\frac{18}{342}[/tex] nautical miles

                                                = [tex]\frac{1}{19}[/tex] nautical miles

Distance covered in 152 minutes = [tex]\frac{1}{19}\times152[/tex] nautical miles

                                                       = 8 nautical miles

So, distance covered by cruise ship in 152 minutes is 8 nautical miles.

∴ The correct answer is option A.