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Question 26560: My question is: After driving 60km, the bonewitz family has completed 3/5 of their vacation. How long is the total trip?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = the number of kilometers in the total trip.
%283%2F5%29x+=+60 Multiply both sides of the equation by the multiplicative inverse of3%2F5 which is5%2F3.
x+=+60%285%2F3%29
x+=+100
Total trip is 100 km.