The length of Bob's drive as a fraction = 5/5
Let the length of his total drive be = x
30 miles driven by Bob as a fraction =
= 3/5 of x = 30
= 3/5x = 30
= 5/x = 30 ÷ 3 ( transposing ×3 from LHS to RHS changes ×3 to ÷3 )
=5/x = 10
= x = 10 × 5 ( transposing ÷5 from LHS to RHS changes ÷5 to ×5 )
= x = 50
Now we have to see what is =
= 2/5 of 50
= 2/5 × 50
= 100/5
= 20 miles
So , total length of Bob's drive = 30 miles + 20 miles = 50 miles .
∴ The total length of Bob's drive is 50 miles .