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.