Problema Solution

the distance to your uncle's house is 260 miles, and the distance to the Grand Canyon is 364 miles. If it took 5 hours to drive to your uncle's house, how long would it take to drive to the Grand Canyon

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We will assume the average rate of the travel is constant.

Let

v = the average rate

d1 = 260 mi the distance to the uncle's house

d2 = 364 mi the distance to the Grand Canyon

t1 = 5 hr the time of the travel to the uncle's house

t2 = the time of the travel to the Grand Canyon

Since average rate = distance/time we have:

v = d1/t1 but also v = d2/t2

Now we can write:

d1/t1 = d2/t2

260/5 = 364/t2

364/t2 = 260/5

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t2 = 7 hr

It would take 7 hours to drive to the Grand Canyon.