Question

On a vacation, DeVante and his family traveled 385 miles at 65 mph. How long did the trip take?

5.96 hours

5.59 hours

5.69 hours

5.92 hours

Answer 1

@TheSmartOne

Answer 2

We have miles and we have the speed in miles per hour

How would you set it up so that the miles can cross out and all you're left with is hours in the numerator

Answer 3

65/385x ?

Answer 4

Err not quite

It might help you to keep the units

385 miles * 65 miles/hour

OR

385 miles * 1 hour/65 miles

Which one would it be?

Answer 5

No

Answer 6

The second one

Answer 7

Like 385/x=65/1

Answer 8

Good sav
\( \sf385~miles \times \frac{1~hour}{65~miles}\)

Answer 9

so miles can cross out and you can do the simple division to get the time it took for them to travel

Answer 10

Which is 5.92

Answer 11

Spot on!

Answer 12

the other easy way is the rule of 3 simple for the same problems

given

65 miles in 1 hour
385 miles in x h

cross multiply and calcule x

x = 385*1 / 65 = ?

Answer 13

yes 5.92

Answer 14

thank you

Answer 15

np

my pleasure