A family has traveled 150 miles of a planned trip. This is 32% of the total distance they must travel. Find the nearest mile of total distance they must travel

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Hi Victoria

 

If 150 miles is 32% of the total distance, the  equation is  150 = 0.32 * X  where X is the total distance and 0.32 is 32% expressed as a decimal.   Solve for X:  X = 150/0.32  = 468.75   or 469 ( to the nearest mile).  If the question refers to how much the have yet to travel, you would subtract the distance they had already travelled from the total distance.