SOLUTION: Set up a proporation and then solve: A boat travels 40 miles in 1.8 hours. if it travels at the same rate, how long will it take for it to travel 140 miles?

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Question 799780: Set up a proporation and then solve:
A boat travels 40 miles in 1.8 hours. if it travels at the same rate, how long will it take for it to travel 140 miles?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.8/40=x/140
40x=140*1.8
40x=252
x=252/40
x=6.3 hrs