Question

Could ya please solve this quick word problem?

Answer 1

The truck can cover 96 miles.

Explanation:

Because the car can cover 120 miles going at an average speed of 55 mph and you need to find the distance the truck is covering at a speed of 44 mph, you can set it up like this:
`120/55 = x/44`
By cross multiplying you get
`5280 = 55x`
Divide both sides by 55 and you get
`96 = x`
The truck can cover 96 miles.