Kyle drives two and three-fourths hours to visit his grandmother when he takes the new expressway, which has cut his trip time in half. How long did his trip take before the expressway was built?

five and one-half hours

one and one-third hours

five-sixths hours

two and one-third hours

Question

Kyle drives two and three-fourths hours to visit his grandmother when he takes the new expressway, which has cut his trip time in half. How long did his trip take before the expressway was built?

 five and one-half hours

 one and one-third hours

 five-sixths hours

 two and one-third hours

anonymous · Answer

@evilmath

anonymous · Answer

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101207085357AAifTVe

anonymous · Answer

two and three-fourths plus two and three-fourths.

anonymous · Answer

$$2\frac{ 3 }{ 4 } = \frac{ 11 }{ 4 }; \frac{ 11 }{ 4 }+ \frac{ 11 }{ 4 } = \frac{ 22 }{ 4 } = 5\frac{ 2 }{ 4 } = 5 and one half$$

anonymous · Answer

@evilmath the girl who answered the questions on yahoo only did it for a couple of problems not this one..

anonymous · Answer

@DoYourHomework ty