SOLUTION: A car traveled 480 miles in 4 hours. If its speed was 12 mph faster, what distance would it have traveled in 4 hours?

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Question 1148289: A car traveled 480 miles in 4 hours. If its speed was 12 mph faster, what distance would it have traveled in 4 hours?
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Multiply the speed difference by the number of hours to get the difference in distances; add that difference to the given distance of 480 miles.