In 4 hours, a comet that is far from the sun usually travels 8,000 miles. How far will the comet travel in 10 hours?(1 point)
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To find out how far the comet will travel in 10 hours, we can use proportions.
We know that in 4 hours, the comet travels 8,000 miles.
We can set up the following proportion:
4 hours ---- 8,000 miles
10 hours ---- x miles
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply and then divide:
4 * x = 10 * 8,000
4x = 80,000
Dividing both sides by 4, we find:
x = 20,000
Therefore, the comet will travel 20,000 miles in 10 hours.
To find out how far the comet will travel in 10 hours, we need to find the rate at which it travels per hour and multiply it by 10.
If in 4 hours, the comet travels 8,000 miles, we can divide the total distance traveled (8,000 miles) by the number of hours it took (4 hours) to find the rate at which it travels per hour.
8000 miles ÷ 4 hours = 2000 miles/hour
Now, we can take the rate of 2000 miles/hour and multiply it by the number of hours (10) to find the total distance traveled in 10 hours.
2000 miles/hour × 10 hours = 20,000 miles
Therefore, the comet will travel 20,000 miles in 10 hours.
To find out how far the comet will travel in 10 hours, we can use a proportion.
We can set up the proportion as follows:
4 hours corresponds to 8,000 miles
10 hours corresponds to x miles (what we want to find)
To solve this proportion, we can use cross-multiplication:
4 hours * x miles = 10 hours * 8,000 miles
To simplify this equation, we multiply:
4x = 80,000
Now, we can solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 4:
x = 80,000 / 4
Simplifying this further:
x = 20,000
Therefore, the comet will travel 20,000 miles in 10 hours.