Question

How many miles does it travel in 1 hour?
The distance between Columbus, Ohio, andNew York is about 560 miles. How many hours would it take the train to travel between the cities?

Answer 1

It would be 2.1 hours or about 2 hours.

It says the train travels about 2118 miles per 8 miles. So, divide 2118 by 8, which gives you 264.75 (when you see the word PER it usually indicates to divide). That gives you part A.

Then, you divide 560, (which is the distance between Columbus, Ohio, and New York) by 264.75  to see how many hours it took, which gives you 2.1152030217...., which simplifies to 2.1. Which gives you the answer for B. 

So, 
A is 560 and
B is 2.1  or 2

Answer 2

if you sent up a proportion, 8/144
and simplify it to the unit rate, you get 1/268
and then set up the other fraction x/560.
divide 560 by 268 you get the answer of 2.089... hours