Step 1
Given; A car travels 50.6 miles in one hour. At this rate, how far can it travel in 5 hours?
Step 2
[tex]\begin{gathered} Speed=\frac{distance}{time} \\ speed=\frac{50.6miles}{1\text{ hour}}=50.6miles\text{/hour} \end{gathered}[/tex]In 5 hours the car will travel
[tex]\begin{gathered} 50.6=\frac{distance}{5} \\ distance=253miles \end{gathered}[/tex]Answer;
[tex]253miles[/tex]