SOLUTION: Javier drove 45 miles. If this is only 60% of the full trip, then how many miles is the full trip?

Question 1013325: Javier drove 45 miles. If this is only 60% of the full trip, then how many miles is the full trip?

Found 2 solutions by fractalier, macston:
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the full trip, x.
Thus we can write
60% of x is 45, or
.6x = 45
x = 45/.6 = 75 miles
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
F=full trip
.
0.60F=45 mi
F=45 mi/0.60
F=75 miles
.
ANSWER: The full trip is 75 miles.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Maria drove to her grandmother�s house at an average speed of 60 miles per hour. On the... (answered by Fombitz)
Rajee drove from Newark, NJ, to New Brunswick during rush hour at an average speed of 30... (answered by ikleyn)
A professor drove from Denver to Boulder during rush hour at an average speed of 30 miles (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
A car drives 400 miles at 60 mph then 150 miles at 40 mph then 10 miles at 25 mph.How... (answered by josmiceli)
Maria drove to her grandmother�s house at an average speed of 60 miles per hour. On the... (answered by pakhi)
Please help me solve this problem below. If only I knew how to set it up then I would... (answered by stanbon)
A car drives 400 miles at 6 mph then 150 miles at 40 mph then 10 miles at 25 mph how long (answered by josgarithmetic,MathTherapy,Alan3354)
Professor Johnson drove from Atlanta to Bogart during rush hour at an average speed of 30 (answered by richwmiller)
Assume the marked speed limit is 65 miles per hr. on a highway in which you are traveling (answered by ablythe)