College Algebra Proportions

Question

The distance to your sister's house is 259 miles, and the distance to the beach is 444 miles. If it took 7 hours to drive to your sister's house, how long would you estimate the drive to the beach to take?

Answer 1

Using ratios, we set up the equation with x = the unknown miles

7 hours/259 miles = x hours/444 miles

or x = 12 hours

Answer 2

259mi/7hrs = 37miles per hour

444mi/37miles per hour = __hours