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Question
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)
Responses
16 square kilometers
16 square kilometers
32 square kilometers
32 square kilometers
2 square kilometers
2 square kilometers
8 square kilometers
8 square kilometers
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To solve this question, we can use the ratio of the time taken and the area covered:
4 square kilometers : 1/4 hour = x square kilometers : 2 hours
Cross multiplying, we get:
4 * 2 = x * 1/4
8 = x/4
Multiplying both sides by 4, we get:
32 = x
Therefore, the oil spill will cover 32 square kilometers in 2 hours.