A cruise ship can cover and 19 nautical miles in 304 minutes. How many nautical miles will travel in 240 minutes?

Respuesta :

Answer:

We can go 15 nautical miles

Step-by-step explanation:

We can use a ratio to solve.  Put the number of nautical miles over the minutes

19 miles          x miles

-----------         = ------------- --

304 minutes      240 minutes

Using cross products

19*240 = 304x

4560=304x

Divide each side by 304

4560/304 = 304x/304

15=x

We can go 15 nautical miles

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