the distance t you travel by train is 3 2/3 times the distance d you live from the train station. You drive 3 miles to get from your house to the train station.

Question

Transla the verbal sentence into an equation or an inequalit. Then use he information to solve for the variable(s).

Answer 1

t = 3(2/3)*d

 

Where d = 3 mi.

 

t = 3(2/3)*(3 [mi.])

 

Denominator and 3 mi. cancel out, and simplify as follows:

t = 3(2/3)*(3 [mi.]) = 3(2) [Mi.] = 6 miles