Ahurricane traveled 132.5 mi. in 2.5 hr. if the rate at which the hurricane was moving then decreased by 10 mph, what distance did it travel in the next 5 hr.? plz answer 15 points

The distance traveled in next 5 hours is 215 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given

A hurricane traveled 132.5 mi. in 2.5 hr

So, firstly, we can find old speed

distance =132.5 miles

time =2.5 hours

we know that

speed = distance / time

now, we can find new speed

If the rate at which the hurricane was moving then decreased by 10 mph

so, we get new  speed as

Time of traveled =5 hour

so, T=5

now, we can find distance

now, we can plug values

So,

The distance traveled in next 5 hours is 215 miles

215 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

because we can divide 132.5 by 2.5 to see how much it traveled every hour which was 53 miles. then we subtract 53 by 10 because the speed decreased and then multiply by 5. Then we get 215 miles. ;)