Question

Kirk's family drove 36 miles in 50 minutes, which was 48% of the distance to his grandmother's house. What was the total distance in miles to Kirk's grandmother's house? 17.28 miles 24 miles 48 miles 75 miles

Answer 1

260

Explanation:

Answer 2

Option D is correct.

75 miles is the total distance in miles to Kirk's grandmother's house

Explanation:

Let x represents the total distance in miles to Kirk's grandmother's house.

As per the statement:

Kirk's family drove 36 miles in 50 minutes, which was 48% of the distance to his grandmother's house

⇒ Distance Kirk's family drove = 36 miles.

then;

36 = 48% of x

`36 = (48)/(100)x`

Multiply both sides by 100 we get;

3600 = 48x

Divide both sides by 48 we have;

75 miles = x

Therefore, the total distance in miles to Kirk's grandmother's house is 75 miles