SOLUTION: A Go-ped traveled 9 miles in 24 minutes. How long would it take to go 27 miles? Thanks

Question 147656: A Go-ped traveled 9 miles in 24 minutes.
How long would it take to go 27 miles?
Thanks
Found 2 solutions by scott8148, Fombitz:
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
27 miles is 3 times as far as 9 miles (27/9=3), so it takes 3 times as long
__ 24*3=72

let x=time for 27 miles __ the distance is PROPORTIONAL to the time

9/24=27/x __ "cross" multiplying __ 9x=27*24 __ dividing by 9 __ x=3*24 __ x=72
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set up a ratio.
9 miles is to 24 minutes as 27 miles is to X minutes.
Mathematically it would look like this,

It would take 72 minutes to go 24 miles.
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