SOLUTION: at 60 miles per hour a car travels 88 feet in one second. at 80 mph approximately how far would it travel in one second.

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Question 1116439: at 60 miles per hour a car travels 88 feet in one second. at 80 mph approximately how far would it travel in one second.
Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the proportion

60%2F88 = 80%2Fx


and find x from it:  x = %2888%2A80%29%2F60 = use your calculator.