Question 54877

Part/Whole=Percent/100 [Basic formula for percentage problems]
(x/710=24%/100 [Plug-in the values]
100x=(710)(24) [Cross-multiply]
100x=17,040 [Solve for x]
x=170.40 miles

Check by plugging all of the variables back into the original equation.
170.40/710=24%/100
.24=.24 [Checks out]