A family on vacation travels 360 miles in 8 hours. At this rate, how many miles did they travel in the first 6 hours?
To find how many miles the family traveled in the first 6 hours, we need to calculate the distance traveled per hour and then multiply it by 6.
The distance traveled per hour is calculated by dividing the total distance traveled (360 miles) by the number of hours (8 hours).
360 miles / 8 hours = 45 miles/hour
Now, to find the distance traveled in the first 6 hours, we multiply the speed (45 miles/hour) by the time (6 hours).
45 miles/hour * 6 hours = 270 miles
Therefore, the family traveled 270 miles in the first 6 hours.