Question

on a cross-country road trip, a family drives 240 miles each day. Write and solve an equation to determine how far the family has traveled after 4 days.

Answer 1

Well, first, let's label the variables for our equation:

240 Miles per day

Traveled for 4 days

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Now, let's set up an equation to help us:

240x = ?

Since they're trying to figure out how many miles the family traveled after 4 days, and, they're going 240 miles each day, we should plug in a 4 where 'x' is:

240 ( 4 ) = ?

Now, we multiply:

240
× 4
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800
+ 160
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960


Answer: The family traveled 960 miles in 4 days.

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I hope this helps!