road trip problem?????

Question

On a road trip from New York to Los Angeles, Joe stopped in St. Louis which is 924 miles from New York. If St.Louis is 0.33 of the trip to Los Angeles, how far is it from New York to Los Angeles?

Answer 1

Let x = the distance from NY to LA.  If the distance from NY to St Louis is 0.33 (33%) of that distance, then:

 

x*(0.33) = 924 miles

 

Solve for x.