Lesson 4-4 Example 2

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Lesson 4-4 Example 2
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Example 2
A battery-powered toy car traveled 36 feet in 6
seconds. How long would it take the car to travel
a total of 84 feet?
1. Write a ratio for feet to seconds.
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Lesson 4-4 Example 2
2-6
Example 2
A battery-powered toy car traveled 36 feet in 6
seconds. How long would it take the car to travel
a total of 84 feet?
2. Set up a proportion to find the time it would
take to travel 84 feet.
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Lesson 4-4 Example 2
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Example 2
A battery-powered toy car traveled 36 feet in 6
seconds. How long would it take the car to travel
a total of 84 feet?
3. Cross multiply and solve.
36t 84 6 36t 504 t 14 It will take
14 seconds for the car to travel 84 feet.