Question

Sara is traveling home from a friends house. she drives 80 miles in 2 hours. if the total trip is 100 miles, how long will it take her to get home, assuming she travels at the same rate throughout her trip

Answer 1

2.5 hours (2 hours 30 Mins)

Step-by-step explanation: I used division to divide the miles according to the hours. I found a pattern to help discover answer. This does not always work but in this case it did !

15min*************************10 miles

30min*************************20 miles

1 hour************************40 miles

1hour30min****************60 miles

2hours**********************80 miles

2 hour30min**************100 miles

3 hours*********************120miles