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A car travels 55 miles per hour for 3.5 hours. How far does it go?

192.5 miles, distance equals rate times time.

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  1. 165 miles
  2. 192.5 miles ✔
  3. 205 miles

Why: Distance = rate x time. 55 x 3.5 = 192.5, so the car travels 192.5 miles.

Huh, didn't know that: If rate is miles per hour and time is hours, distance is in miles.

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Answer: 192.5 miles. Distance = rate x time. 55 x 3.5 = 192.5, so the car travels 192.5 miles.

  1. OpenStax Prealgebra 2e, 9.7 Solve a Formula for a Specific Variable openstax.org/books/prealgebra-2e/pages/9-7-solve-a-formula-for-a-specific-variable
    In general, the formula relating distance, rate, and time is distance = rate·time
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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