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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Responses

32 square kilometers
32 square kilometers

16 square kilometers
16 square kilometers

2 square kilometers
2 square kilometers

8 square kilometers

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

not in a fraction

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

what is another number for 4/7

Answer 5

Another number for 4/7 is approximately 0.5714.