Question 974432: A trip to Portland, Oregon from Boston will take 7 3/4 hours. Assuming we are two tjirds of the way there, how much longer, in hours will the trip take?
Answer by lwsshak3(11628)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A trip to Portland, Oregon from Boston will take 7 3/4 hours. Assuming we are two tjirds of the way there, how much longer, in hours will the trip take?
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7 3/4 hr=31/4 hr=2/3 of the trip
1/3 of the trip=1/2*31/4=31/8=3 7/8
how much longer, in hours will the trip take?=3 7/8
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