Could ya please solve this quick word problem?

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turtwigpo
Jan 1, 2018

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.

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