Rhonda drove 51 miles per hour for 5 hours. She then drove 55 miles per hour for x hours. Which expression is equivalent to the

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total distance Rhonda drove?

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lawyer [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-22T04:07:58+03:00

The expression equivalent to the total distance Rhonda drove is 51x = 275

Given:

Distance 1:

Number of miles = 51 miles

Number of hours = 5 hours

Distance 2:

Number of miles = 55 miles

Number of hours = x hours

<em>Ratio of miles to number of hours</em> = 51 miles : 5 hours

<em>Ratio of miles to number of hours</em> = 55 miles : x hours

Equate the ratios

51 : 5 = 55 : x

51/5 = 55/x

cross product

51 × x = 5 × 55

51x = 275

x = 275 / 51

x = 5.392156862745098

Approximately,

x = 5.4 hours

Therefore, the number of hours taken to travel 55 miles is 5.4 hours