To get to the reunion, we drove a total of 504 miles in 9 hours. Find our average rate of speed. (Distance is the product of rat
e and time). Write a paragraph explaining what strategy or strategies could be used to solve this problem. Be sure to include a way in which a variable equation could be implemented:
Use the strategy you devised to solve the problem:
To get the answer to this question we will have to divide 504 by 9 to find our answer. So, 504 ÷ 9 = x. To find the value of x we will try seeing how many times 9 can go into 504 but, the answer cannot be found this way because it will keep going, so, what we will do is stop at 56 and see if 56*9 = 504. 9*56 does equal 504 so therefore they drove 56 MPH to get to the reunion.
We drove a total of 504 miles in 9 hours. How I solved this equation is by dividing 504 by 9. 504 / 9 = 56, as the answer. You could also solve this just by adding how many times 9 can go into 504, but that will be longer for the same result. Enjoy.
