Problema Solution

Jordan travels 300 miles in 4 hours. At this rate how long will it take her to travel 500 miles?

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let 'x' represent the time Jordan needs to travel 500 miles


the since the time directly proportional to the distance we can write:


4 : 300 = x : 500


by solving we find:


x = 20/3 hr


x = 6 hr (2*60)/3 min


x = 6 hr 40 min


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Jordan will need 6 hours and 40 minutes to travel 500 miles.