Question

A sailboat traveled 30 miles in 2.5 hours. At the same speed, how far can the boat sail in another 4.5 hours ?

Answer 1

54 miles

using the formula

speed = $\frac{distance}{time}$ = $\frac{30}{2.5}$ = 12 mph

continuing at 12 mph then

distance = speed × time = 12 × 4.5 = 54 miles