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?(1 point)
Responses
8 square kilometers
8 square kilometers
32 square kilometers
32 square kilometers
16 square kilometers
16 square kilometers
2 square kilometers
2 square kilometers
The rate of the oil spill is 4 square kilometers per 1/4 hour. We can calculate the rate per hour by multiplying this rate by 4 (since there are 4 quarters in an hour):
4 square kilometers/1/4 hour * 4 = 16 square kilometers/hour
Therefore, in 2 hours, the oil spill will cover:
16 square kilometers/hour * 2 hours = 32 square kilometers
So the answer is 32 square kilometers.