Use a proportion to solve this problem.
Jim drove 324 miles in 6 hours. If he can keep the same pace, how long will it take him to drive 1,512 miles ? Help please.

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Use a proportion to solve this problem.
Jim drove 324 miles in 6 hours. If he can keep the same pace, how long will it take him to drive 1,512 miles ? Help please.

mathstudent55 · Answer

The question is how long it will take to drive.
How long means time.
We are looking for a time.

mathstudent55 · Answer

We are told 6 hours to 324 miles
We need to fins x hours to 1,512 miles.

Ok so far?

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

yea

anonymous · Answer

what would be the formula i have to use ?

mathstudent55 · Answer

Now each line that reads
"____ to ____"  is a ratio.

6 to 324 is the ratio 6/324
x to 1512 is the ratio x/1512

A proportion is when you set two ratios equal to each other.
It's what we need here.

$\dfrac{6}{324} = \dfrac{x}{1512} $

mathstudent55 · Answer

Now we need to solve that equation.
A proportion can be solved by cross multiplying.
That means this:

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