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Pete drove 224 miles in 4 hours on saturday. If he drives at the same rate on Sunday, how long would it take him to drive 490 miles?

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Answer:8.75 hoursStep-by-step explanation:What I do is form it into ratio form224 : 4490 : nn is the hour we're trying to findSince 490 isn't one of the multiples of 224, you divide 224 by itself, giving you 1You then multiply 490 by 1 to get itYou divide and add again but with the hour (4)4/224 = 0.0178... x 490 = 8.75 hoursThere's how to get your answer