Question

After driving 10 miles, in a 1/3 of a day, Mark is trying to figure out how many

miles he will have driven after one day. Draw a picture or use an equation to help
him.

Answer 1

30 miles

Explanation:

Let the number of days = d

in 1/3 of a day, or 1/3d, he drove 10 miles

The equation is:

`10 = \frac13d`

To find out the number of miles driven in one whole day, we can multiply both sides by 3 or setting up a proportion

Method 1: Multiplying By 3

10 = 1/3d

10*3 = 1/3d * 3

30 = 1d

30 miles

Method 2: Proportions

`(10)/(1) = \frac13`

10*3 = 1*1 Cross multiply

30 = 1

-Chetan K