document.write( "Question 706311: Leila is on her way home in her car. She has driven 20 miles so far, which is four-fifths of the way home. What is the total length of her drive? \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #435087 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Leila is on her way home in her car. She has driven 20 miles so far, which is four-fifths of the way home. \n" ); document.write( " What is the total length of her drive? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "let d = total distance of the drive \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "four-fifth of the total distance = 20 mi \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "get rid of the denominator, multiply by 5, results \n" ); document.write( "4d = 5(20) \n" ); document.write( "4d = 100 \n" ); document.write( "d = 100/4 \n" ); document.write( "d = 25 miles is the total length \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Prove this to yourself, take 4/5 of 25 \n" ); document.write( " |