Leila drove 360 miles in 5 hours at the same rate how long would it take her to drive 576 miles

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asked Jul 19, 2024 89.8k views

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William Pownall · Answer 1 · 2024-07-20T22:12:35+0000

Answer:

8 hours

Explanation:

I love to do proportion problems like this:

360 miles ⇒ 5hrs

576 miles ⇒ x hrs

If you 'cross multiply' ,

360x = 576 × 5

360x = 2880

∴ x = 8 hrs.

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