SOLUTION: you can travel 34 miles in 39 mins. you want to know the number of minutes you will need to go 52 miles if you travel at the same rate

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Question 701410: you can travel 34 miles in 39 mins. you want to know the number of minutes you will need to go 52 miles if you travel at the same rate
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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At the same rate, the ratio time%2Fdistance will be the same, so
if x = time needed to travel 52 mines, in minutes
x%2F52=39%2F34 --> 52%28x%2F52%29=52%2839%2F34%29 --> x=52%2A39%2F34 --> x=1014%2F17
Rounding, x=59.6 minutes or x=60+minutes.