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Steve and Carl are driving from Scranton to Bridgeport, a distance of 180 miles. If their speed averages

60 miles an hour, how long will it take them to get there?

A3.5 hours
B3 hours
C2.5 hours
D4 hours

Verified Answer :

Curti

The answer is B
every hour, Steve and Carl cover 60 miles
if they need to cover 180 miles it will take them 3 hours
you can set up a proportion
60/1=180x where x is the amount of hours Steve and Carl will drive to cover 180 miles.
proportion simplifies to this:
60x=180
isolate the varible
60x/60=180/60
x=3

the answer is B 3 hours