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
2 square kilometers
2 square kilometers
32 square kilometers
32 square kilometers
16 square kilometers
16 square kilometers
8 square kilometers
The oil spill covers 4 square kilometers in 1/4 of an hour, so in 1 hour it will cover 4 * 4 = <<4*4=16>>16 square kilometers.
Therefore, in 2 hours it will cover 16 * 2 = <<16*2=32>>32 square kilometers.
The correct answer is 32 square kilometers.
To find out how many square kilometers the oil spill will cover in 2 hours, we need to determine the rate of coverage per hour.
Given that the oil spill covers 4 square kilometers in 1/4 of an hour, we can calculate the rate as follows:
Coverage per hour = 4 square kilometers / (1/4) hour
Coverage per hour = 4 square kilometers * (4/1)
Coverage per hour = 16 square kilometers
Now, to find out how many square kilometers the oil spill will cover in 2 hours, we can multiply the coverage per hour by 2:
Coverage in 2 hours = 16 square kilometers * 2
Coverage in 2 hours = 32 square kilometers
Therefore, the oil spill will cover 32 square kilometers in 2 hours.
To find out how many square kilometers the oil spill will cover in 2 hours, we can use the information given. We know that the oil spill covers 4 square kilometers in 1/4 of an hour.
First, let's calculate how many units of 1/4 hour are in 2 hours: 2 hours = 2 * 4 = 8 units of 1/4 hour.
Next, we can find out how many square kilometers the oil spill covers in 8 units of 1/4 hour by multiplying the rate of 4 square kilometers per 1/4 hour by 8: 4 * 8 = 32 square kilometers.
So, the oil spill will cover 32 square kilometers in 2 hours. Therefore, the correct answer is 32 square kilometers.