Question

It took the carriage 2.5 hours to travel 20 miles. H ow long will it take for the carriage to travel in 12 miles

Answer 1

$\bf \begin{array}{ccll} hours&miles\\ \text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}&\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}\\ 2.5&20\\ h&12 \end{array}\implies \cfrac{2.5}{h}=\cfrac{20}{12}\implies \cfrac{2.5\cdot 12}{20}=h$