When you Multiply Two Negative numbers you will get a Positive Number When you Multiply Two Positive Numbers You get a Positive number, but when you multiply a Positive to a Negative you get a Negative Number. Hope this Helps ( The answer is 18)
120/2 = x/5....120 miles to 2 hrs = x miles to 5 hrs cross multiply (2)(x) = (120)(5) 2x = 600 x = 600/2 x = 300....the motorcyclist would travel 300 miles in 5 hrs
or u could do it this way.. 120/2 = 60 miles per hr 60 * 5 = 300 miles