A bus traveled at 72 kilometers per hour for 2 hours 15 minutes. How far did it travel?
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- Treat 15 minutes as a quarter of an hour.
- Add 72 × 2 and 72 ÷ 4.
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Answer: 162
In 2 hours the bus traveled 144 kilometers, and in 15 minutes, or a quarter hour, another 18. The total is 162 kilometers.