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Boris is on his way home in his car. He has driven 30
miles so far, which is five-sixths of the way home. What is the total length of his drive?

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Boris is on his way home in his car. He has driven 30
miles so far, which is five-sixths of the way home. What is the total length of his drive?

brainzonly · Answer

scratch that. I think ive got an idea

brainzonly · Answer

$$\frac{ 30 }{ 1 }*\frac{ 5 }{ 6 }$$

kevin · Answer

@brainzonly  can help you. He is smart :D

brainzonly · Answer

wow, abandon me. :(
30*5 is 150 (but i'm using my head let me find my calculator)

brainzonly · Answer

yeah I was right. but why does 150/6 equal 25????

brainzonly · Answer

OH! I forgot to invert 5/6 LOL

kevin · Answer

Sorry, I just look on the other site XD

brainzonly · Answer

Now, (using my head) 30*6 =180...

brainzonly · Answer

1*5=5, 180/5 equals 30???????????????????????

brainzonly · Answer

@Kevin Hey! since you abandoned me, I'm abandoning YOU! :(

kevin · Answer

It's really 25 miles from his start

brainzonly · Answer

O.O

kevin · Answer

yup

brainzonly · Answer

^^I was right the first time. I should start trusting my brain more xD

kevin · Answer

5/6 x 30 = 25 miles

brainzonly · Answer

See, I make it too complicated! XD

kevin · Answer

XD

brainzonly · Answer

ok, gotta go. A million @brainzonly s to answer! lol

mathmale · Answer

Kindly focus on helping Livyloo52 to solve this problem, and do not go off on unrelated tangents.  Neither of you involved Livyloo52 in any way; you should have.

mathmale · Answer

@Livyloo52:  please involve yourself in this discussion.
I imagine you still need more info to be able to solve this problem yourself.  Please ask for whatever guidance you need and want.