SOLUTION: Maya drove 737 miles in 11 hours. At the same rate, how long would it take her to drive 603 miles? thank you.

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Question 1050101: Maya drove 737 miles in 11 hours.
At the same rate, how long would it take her to drive 603 miles?
thank you.
Found 2 solutions by advanced_Learner, ikleyn:
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Maya drove 737 miles in 11 hours.
At the same rate, how long would it take her to drive 603 miles?
thank you.
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There are two ways to solve it.

Solution 1 

From the given data you can calculate the speed, or the rate

u = 737%2F11 = 67 miles per hour.

Then you can calculate the time to cover 603 miles.

For it, divide miles by the rate:

t = 603%2F67 = 9 hours.

Solution 2 

Make and solve a proportion

737%2F11 = 603%2Ft,

where t is unknown time.

Notice that both sides of the proportion represent the speed (= the rate).

Then t = %2811%2A603%29%2F737 = 9 hours, the same answer.

On proportion, read the lessons
    - Proportions
    - Using proportions to solve word problems
in this site.