SOLUTION: how do you calculate distance traveled in x-minutes? My homework question is "If you can travel 35 miles in 30 minutes, how far would you travel in 80 minutes?"

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Question 1196030: how do you calculate distance traveled in x-minutes? My homework question is "If you can travel 35 miles in 30 minutes, how far would you travel in 80 minutes?"
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If you can travel 35 miles in 30 minutes, then you travel
35%2F30=1.166666666666667 miles per minute

so how far would you travel in 80+ minutes multiply 1.166666666666667 by 80+

1.166666666666667%28mil%2Fmin%29%2A80min=93.33333333333333mil

answer; 93.33mil

or you can do it using proportion
35%2F30=x%2F80+
x+=+280%2F3
x+=+93.3mil