Question

You are driving to visit a friend in another state who lives 440 miles away. You are driving 55 miles per hour and have already driven 275 miles. Write and solve an equation to find how much longer in hours you must drive to reach your destination. A. 55h + 275 = 440 ; h=3 B.55h - 275 = 440 ; h= 13 C.440h -275 = 55 ; h =0.75 D. 55h +275h = 440 ; h=1.3

Answer 1

A. 55h + 275 = 440; h=3

Explanation:

Since all answer choices have a different H= , finding how many hours you have left to drive will give you the right answer.

You've already driven 275 miles in your 440 mile trio so you can subtract the 275 to find out how much you will still need to drive.

440 - 275 = 165

You already know that you are driving at 55 mph so divide 165 by 55 and the answer is three.

Option A was the only answer choice which listed h=3 so that is the correct answer.