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

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Responses

8 square kilometers
8 square kilometers

32 square kilometers
32 square kilometers

16 square kilometers
16 square kilometers

2 square kilometers
2 square kilometers

Answer 1

The rate of the oil spill is 4 square kilometers per 1/4 hour. We can calculate the rate per hour by multiplying this rate by 4 (since there are 4 quarters in an hour):

4 square kilometers/1/4 hour * 4 = 16 square kilometers/hour

Therefore, in 2 hours, the oil spill will cover:

16 square kilometers/hour * 2 hours = 32 square kilometers

So the answer is 32 square kilometers.