To find the answer, we can set up a proportion:
4 square kilometers / (14 of an hour) = X square kilometers / 2 hours
Cross-multiplying, we get:
4 square kilometers * 2 hours = (14 of an hour) * X square kilometers
Simplifying, we get:
8 square kilometers = (14/1) * X square kilometers
Dividing both sides by 14, we get:
8/14 = X
Simplifying, we get:
4/7 = X
Therefore, the oil spill will cover 4/7 square kilometers in 2 hours. This is approximately 0.57 square kilometers.
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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32 square kilometers
32 square kilometers
16 square kilometers
16 square kilometers
2 square kilometers
2 square kilometers
8 square kilometers
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not in a fraction
I apologize for the confusion. We already have the proportion set up as:
4 square kilometers / (14 of an hour) = X square kilometers / 2 hours
To solve for X, we can cross-multiply:
4 square kilometers * 2 hours = (14 of an hour) * X square kilometers
Simplifying, we get:
8 square kilometers = 14X square kilometers
Dividing both sides by 14, we get:
8/14 = X
Simplifying, we get:
4/7 = X
Therefore, the oil spill will cover approximately 4/7 square kilometers in 2 hours.
4 square kilometers / (14 of an hour) = X square kilometers / 2 hours
To solve for X, we can cross-multiply:
4 square kilometers * 2 hours = (14 of an hour) * X square kilometers
Simplifying, we get:
8 square kilometers = 14X square kilometers
Dividing both sides by 14, we get:
8/14 = X
Simplifying, we get:
4/7 = X
Therefore, the oil spill will cover approximately 4/7 square kilometers in 2 hours.
what is another number for 4/7
Another number for 4/7 is approximately 0.5714.
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