Question

The distance to your uncle's house is 184 miles, and the distance to Chicago is 552 miles. If it took 4 hours to drive to your uncle's house, how long would you estimate the drive to Chicago to be?

A. 12 hours
B. 16 hours
C. 20 hours
D. 24 hours

Answer 1

The estimated drive to Chicago would be approximately 12 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

To estimate the drive to Chicago, we can use the ratio of the distances and times. Since the distance to your uncle's house is 184 miles and it took 4 hours to drive there, the rate of travel is 184 miles / 4 hours = 46 miles per hour. Now we can use this rate to estimate the drive to Chicago.

The distance to Chicago is 552 miles. To find the estimated time, we divide the distance by the rate: 552 miles / 46 miles per hour = 12 hours (rounded to the nearest hour).

Therefore, the estimated drive to Chicago would be approximately 12 hours.