A train travels 304 miles in 4 hours. If it continues to travel at the same rate, how many miles will it travel in 712 hours?
The train will travel 3,072 miles in 712 hours.
304 mil / 4 h = 76 mil / h
If your question means:
How many miles will it travel
in 7 1/2 hours?
then:
7 1/2 h = 7.5 h
76 mil / h • 7.5 h = 570 mil
If your question means:
How many miles will it travel
in 712 hours?
then:
76 mil / h • 712 h = 54 112 mil
wrong again.
in 1 hour the train would travel 304/4 miles = 76 miles, so
in 712 hours it would travel 76(712) miles or 54,112 miles
What a ridiculous canned question, and an equally ridiculous answer,
your train would be going at 4 mph
To find out how many miles the train will travel in 712 hours, we can use the concept of speed or rate.
We know that the train traveled 304 miles in 4 hours. So, we can calculate the rate at which the train is traveling.
Rate = Distance / Time
Rate = 304 miles / 4 hours
Rate = 76 miles per hour
Now that we know the rate at which the train is traveling, we can calculate the distance it will cover in 712 hours.
Distance = Rate × Time
Distance = 76 miles per hour × 712 hours
Distance = 54,112 miles
Therefore, the train will travel 54,112 miles in 712 hours.