SOLUTION: Carmen drove 792 miles in 11 hours. At the same rate, how many miles would she drive in 13 hours?

Question 703707: Carmen drove 792 miles in 11 hours.
At the same rate, how many miles would she drive in 13 hours?
Found 2 solutions by Nfrey78, unlockmath:
Answer by Nfrey78(18) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Carmen drove 792 miles in 11 hours.
At the same rate, how many miles would she drive in 13 hours?
Easiest way to solve this is by setting up a proportion.

Cross multiply to obtain
or

divide both sides by 11

936 miles
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Set this up as a proportion:
729/11=x/13
Cross multiply:
11x=9477
Divide by 11:
x=861.5 miles (rounded)
Make sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com

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