Question

Kara is driving 780 miles to her vacation destination. She covers the first 260 miles in 5 hours. At the same rate, how long will it take her to cover the entire distance?

Answer 1

`\text{Hello there!}\\\\\text{To make this easier, we can find how many miles she drives in an hour}\\\\\text{To do this. divide 260 by 5}\\\\260/5=52\\\\\text{She drives 52 miles per hour}\\\\\text{Now, divide 780 by 52 to see how many hours it'll take her to cover the}\\\text{entire distance}\\\\780/52=15\\\\\text{This means that she will take 15 hours to complete the entire trip}\\\\\large\boxed{\text{15 hours}}`

Answer 2

15 hours

Explanation:

Kara is driving 780 miles to her vacation destination.

The distance she covers in 5 hours = 260 miles

The distance she covers in 1 hour =
`(260)/(5)`

= 52 miles per hour

Time taken by her to cover the entire distance =
`(780)/(52)`

= 15 hours

It will take 15 hours to cover the entire distance.