SOLUTION: The distance coverd by a car traveling at a constant speed is directly proportional to the time spent traveling. If the car goes 75 miles in 5 hours, how far will it go in 7 hours?
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Question 1055576: The distance coverd by a car traveling at a constant speed is directly proportional to the time spent traveling. If the car goes 75 miles in 5 hours, how far will it go in 7 hours?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The distance covered by a car traveling at a constant speed is directly proportional to the time spent traveling.
If the car goes 75 miles in 5 hours, how far will it go in 7 hours?
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They factually explained you everything.
Write a proportion
= ,
where "d" is the unknown distance.
Then solve this proportion for d: d = = 15*7 = 105 miles.
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