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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8 square kilometers
8 square kilometers
2 square kilometers
2 square kilometers
16 square kilometers
16 square kilometers
32 square kilometers
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The correct response is 8 square kilometers, as the oil spill covers 4 square kilometers in 1/4 of an hour. Therefore, in 2 hours (which is 8 times longer than 1/4 of an hour), it will cover 8 times the area, which is 8 square kilometers.
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