Question

It takes 6 hours to drive 342 mi. He will drive for 8 hours tomorrow. if he drives at the same rate, how far will Aron drive in 8 hours?

Answer 1

Aron will drive 456 miles in 8 hours

Explanation:

set up as proportion and cross multiply to solve:

6 hours/342 miles = 8 hours/x

x = 456

Answer 2

456 miles

Explanation:

We can use proportions to solve

342 miles x miles

------------ = --------------

6 hours 8 hours

Using cross products

342 * 8 = 6x

2736 = 6x

Divide by 6

2736/6 = x

456 miles