SOLUTION: Linda drove 864 miles in 12 hours. At the same rate, how many miles would she drive in 7 hours?

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Question 894022: Linda drove 864 miles in 12 hours.
At the same rate, how many miles would she drive in 7 hours?
Found 2 solutions by MikeLomax, MathTherapy:
Answer by MikeLomax(3)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The way I did it was to break it down.
864m / 12h = 72mph
72mph * 7h = ?m
Hope this helped.
I'm sure you can solve it from there. ;)
Answer by MathTherapy(10551)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Linda drove 864 miles in 12 hours.
At the same rate, how many miles would she drive in 7 hours?


Let distance traveled in 7 hours be D

Then: 

 ----- Cross-multiplying

D, or distance traveled in 7 hours = _____________72(7), or  miles 

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