SOLUTION: Ann is on her way home in her car. She has driven 30 miles so far, which is five-sixths of the way home. What is the total length of her drive?

Question 832156: Ann is on her way home in her car. She has driven 30 miles so far, which is five-sixths of the way home. What is the total length of her drive?
Found 2 solutions by JulietG, hovuquocan1997:
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5/6 of x = 30 miles
Multiply each side by 6 to get rid of the fraction
5x = 180
Divide each side by 5
x = 36
Answer by hovuquocan1997(83) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When you have part of something and you want to find the whole thing, you need to multiply the part you have with the inverse of the fraction you have. The fraction you have is 5/6, so the inverse will be 6/5
30*6/5=36
So the total length is 36 miles
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