Suppose you are driving to visit a friend in another state. you are driving 55 miles per hour. you must drive 440 miles total. if you have already driven 275 miles, how long will it take you to reach your destination? use h to represent the number of hours it will take to reach your destination. use the equation 55h + 275 = 440.
Time=(distance)/(speed) speed=55 mi/hr Total distance=440 miles Distance covered=275 miles remaining distance=440-275=165 miles Time taken to cover the remaining distance will be: time=165/55=3 hours
Total time taken to travel=440/55=8 hours if we are to use the equation given by: 55h+275=440 time taken will be found by solving for h, thus we shall have: 55h=440-275 55h=165 h=165/55 h=3 hours
