Question

Seth enjoys hiking to the observation point at the top of Mt. Blue. The hike is 19 miles long. To calculatethe number of times he hiked to the observation point, Seth used the equation 19h = 627, where hrepresents the number of hikes he completed to the observation point. If Seth hiked a total of 627 milesto the observation point last year, how many times did Seth hike to the observation point?

Answer 1

To answer this question, we have to solve

`19h=627`

for h.

To solve the equation for h, we divide the equation by 19:

`(19h)/(19)=(627)/(19)\text{.}`

Simplifying the above result, we get:

`h=33.`

Therefore, Seth hiked to the observation point 33 times.

Answer: 33.