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An oil spill covers 4 square kilometers in 14 of an hour. At this rate, how many square kilometers will it cover in 2 hours?(1 point)
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16 square kilometers
16 square kilometers

32 square kilometers
32 square kilometers

2 square kilometers
2 square kilometers

8 square kilometers
8 square kilometers
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Answer 1

To solve this question, we can use the ratio of the time taken and the area covered:

4 square kilometers : 1/4 hour = x square kilometers : 2 hours

Cross multiplying, we get:

4 * 2 = x * 1/4

8 = x/4

Multiplying both sides by 4, we get:

32 = x

Therefore, the oil spill will cover 32 square kilometers in 2 hours.