Algebra-1

To determine how far a car can travel in 5 hours based on the fact that it travels 120 miles in 2 hours, we can set up a proportion using the rate of miles per hour.

 

Given:

The car travels 120 miles in 2 hours.

We want to find x, the distance the car can travel in 5 hours.

 

Set up the proportion:

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