A cruise ship can cover 19 nautical miles in 342 minutes. How many nautical miles will it travel in 144 minutes?

A.

12

B.

10

C.

8

D.

6

The cruise ship covers 19 nautical miles in 346 minutes therefore we can find the speed f the cruise.

Speed = distance / time

= 19/346

To get the distance covered in 144 minutes we multiply the speed with time

Distance = (19/346) * 144

= 7.908 nautical miles

Therefore, the cruise ship covered a distance of 7.908 nautical miles in 144 minutes.