An oil spill spreads 25 square meters every 1/6 of an hour. How much area does the oil spill in two hours?
12 * 25 = ________ sq. m
300 because 25(6)=150(2)=300
To find out how much area the oil spill covers in two hours, we need to calculate the rate at which it spreads and then multiply it by the time.
Given that the oil spill spreads 25 square meters every 1/6 of an hour, we can find the rate by dividing the area by the time. Let's calculate it:
Rate of spreading = 25 square meters / (1/6) hour
To divide by a fraction, we can multiply by its reciprocal:
Rate of spreading = 25 square meters * (6/1) hour
Simplifying, we have:
Rate of spreading = 150 square meters/hour
Now that we have the rate, we can find the total area of the oil spill in two hours by multiplying the rate by the time:
Total area = Rate of spreading * Time
Total area = 150 square meters/hour * 2 hours
Calculating, we find:
Total area = 300 square meters
Therefore, in two hours, the oil spill will cover an area of 300 square meters.