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)
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32 square kilometers
32 square kilometers
8 square kilometers
8 square kilometers
2 square kilometers
2 square kilometers
16 square kilometers
To find the number of square kilometers the oil spill will cover in 2 hours, we can use proportions.
Since it covers 4 square kilometers in 1/4 of an hour (14 of an hour), we can set up the proportion:
4 square kilometers / (1/4 of an hour) = x square kilometers / 2 hours
To solve for x, we can cross multiply:
4 square kilometers * 2 hours = x square kilometers * (1/4 of an hour)
8 square kilometers * (1/4 of an hour) = x square kilometers * 2 hours
2 square kilometers = x square kilometers
Therefore, the oil spill will cover 2 square kilometers in 2 hours.