An oil spill covers 4 square kilometers in 1/4 of an hour. At this rate, how many square kilometers will it cover in 2 hours
If an oil spill covers 4 square kilometers in 1/4 of an hour, its rate of coverage is 4/(1/4) = 4*(4/1) = <<4/(1/4)=16>>16 square kilometers per hour.
Therefore, in 2 hours, it will cover 16*2 = <<16*2=32>>32 square kilometers. Answer: \boxed{32}.
To calculate how many square kilometers the oil spill will cover in 2 hours, we need to find the rate at which the oil spill covers the area.
Given that the oil spill covers 4 square kilometers in 1/4 of an hour, we can determine the rate as follows:
Rate = Area / Time
Rate = 4 square kilometers / (1/4) hour
To convert the time to a whole number, we can multiply the numerator and the denominator by 4:
Rate = 4 square kilometers / (1/4) hour = 4 square kilometers / (1/4 * 4/4) hour = 4 square kilometers / (1/1) hour = 4 square kilometers / 1 hour
Therefore, the rate of the oil spill is 4 square kilometers per hour.
Now, we can calculate the area covered by the oil spill in 2 hours using this rate:
Area covered = Rate * Time
Area covered = 4 square kilometers per hour * 2 hours = 8 square kilometers
So, the oil spill will cover 8 square kilometers in 2 hours.
To find out how many square kilometers the oil spill will cover in 2 hours, we can start by calculating the rate at which it spreads per hour.
Given:
Oil spill covers 4 square kilometers in 1/4 of an hour.
Let's first calculate the rate per hour by dividing the area covered by the time taken:
Rate = Area / Time
Rate = 4 square kilometers / (1/4) hour
Rate = 4 square kilometers * (4/1) hour
Rate = 16 square kilometers per hour
Now that we know the rate is 16 square kilometers per hour, we can find out how many square kilometers it will cover in 2 hours by multiplying the rate by the time:
Area covered = Rate * Time
Area covered = 16 square kilometers/hour * 2 hours
Area covered = 32 square kilometers
Therefore, the oil spill will cover 32 square kilometers in 2 hours.