Hello there, there are multiple ways of solving this problem, let me show you.
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A Freight Train Travels 144 miles in 6 hours. How Far will it travel in 15 hours?
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For this problem I will show you 2 methods.
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Cross multiplication, cross multiplication involves algebra to use.
Let x be our answer for this problem. Here is our it would look like
[tex]\frac{6}{144}=\frac{15}{x}[/tex], now we will cross multiply, here is what it'd look like now.
[tex]6x=2160[/tex], then do simple algebra and divide both sides by 6. and then we get [tex]x=360[/tex] miles in 15 hours.
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For method two we can look for the unit rate. Also known as our rate for one.
divide 144 by 6 and we get 24, then multiply it by 15 and we get 360.
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[tex]{\huge{\boxed{\mathbb{EXACT\:ANSWER}}[/tex]
360 miles in 15 hours.
