SOLUTION: Erin has to travel 390 miles on a highway. Erin drives 130 miles in 2 hours. If she has 7 hours to travel at that rate, will Erin arrive at her destination on time?

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Question 1101254: Erin has to travel 390 miles on a highway. Erin drives 130 miles in 2 hours. If she has 7 hours to travel at
that rate, will Erin arrive at her destination on time?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, math_helper:
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What time is "on time?"

Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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I think this question is equivalent to: "can Erin drive 390 miles within 7 hours, given that she drives 130 miles in 2 hours?"
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Assuming that is the case, she can drive
(130mi/2hrs)*7hrs = 455mi
in 7 hrs. So, yes, Erin can make it to the destination within 7 hours.
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