SOLUTION: After travelling 60km a motorist still has 40% of the journey to travel. What is the total length of the journey?

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Question 1020347: After travelling 60km a motorist still has 40% of the journey to travel. What is the total length of the journey?
Answer by Cromlix(4381)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
40% = 60km
1% = 60/40
100% = 60/40 x 100
100% = 150km
Total length of journey = 150km
Hope this helps :-)

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