SOLUTION: On vacation, Nick’s family drove about 250 miles in 4 hours. If they continue traveling at this rate, use a ratio table to determine about how many miles they could travel in 6 hou

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Question 260868: On vacation, Nick’s family drove about 250 miles in 4 hours. If they continue traveling at this rate, use a ratio table to determine about how many miles they could travel in 6 hours.
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
we create a proportion like this
250%2F4+=+x%2F6
step 1 - cross multiply to get
1500+=+4x
step 2 - divide to get
x+=+375