Question

how do In 7 hours a truck travels 440 miles. What is the trucks average rate?

Answer 1

how many miles per hour did the truck go?

Answer 2

440miles in 7 hours.
so for one hour, divide both sides by 7, giving 62.8571429
Therefore 62.86 miles per hour

Answer 3

idk how many miles it traveled my book doesnt say

Answer 4

ok but do u know how to set it up as a letter equation

Answer 5

you want to set this as a ratio to solve:
\[{440 miles \over 7 hours} = {{x} miles \over 1 hour}\]

Answer 6

Then would i cross multiply?

Answer 7

exactly

Answer 8

well thank u