Susan is on her way home in her car. She has driven

24
miles so far, which is one-half of the way home. What is the total length of her drive?

0.5x = 24

x = ?

12

To find the total length of Susan's drive, we need to determine the distance from her current location to her home. We know that Susan has driven 24 miles, which is one-half of the way home.

To calculate the total length of Susan's drive, we can use the concept of proportions. Since Susan has driven one-half of the way, we can set up the following proportion:

24 miles corresponds to 1/2 of the total length of the drive.

Let's assume the total length of Susan's drive is x miles. We can express this as:

24 miles / x miles = 1/2

To find x, we can cross-multiply:

24 miles * 2 = x miles * 1
48 miles = x miles

Therefore, the total length of Susan's drive is 48 miles.