Question

It takes Megan 36 minutes to drive to the grocery store after work, which is 4/7 of the time it takes her to go directly home after work. How long does it take Megan to drive directly home after work.

Answer 1

Answer: 63 mins

Explanation:

First you got to figure out how many minutes each 1/7 is, so you devide 4 into 36 which is 9. Now that you know each 1/7 is 9 you just multiply 9•7=63

Answer 2

The time it take of the time it takes her to go directly home after work is:

63 minutes.

Explanation:

It takes Megan 36 minutes to drive to the grocery store after work.

Also,

This time is 4/7 of the time it takes her to go directly home after work.

Let the time taken by Megan to go directly home after work is: x minutes

i.e. based on the above information we have the equation as follows:

`(4)/(7)* x=36\\\\i.e.\\\\x=(36* 7)/(4)\\\\i.e.\\\\x=63\ \text{minutes}`