document.write( "Question 1057333: The distance to your aunt's house is 644 miles, and the distance to Las Vegas is 184 miles.
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document.write( "If it took 14 hours to drive to your aunt's house, how long would it take to drive to Las Vegas?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #672379 by ikleyn(52776)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "The distance to your aunt's house is 644 miles, and the distance to Las Vegas is 184 miles. \n" ); document.write( "If it took 14 hours to drive to your aunt's house, how long would it take to drive to Las Vegas? \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Assuming that the speed is the same in both trips, the time \"t\" under the question can be found from the proportion\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "t = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice that both sides in the proportion (*) represent the velocity.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Which is the same in both cases, according to the assumption.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |