Your family is driving 188 miles to visit a family member, your father drives 63 miles then stops for a break, a) How many more miles are left in the trip, B) How long will the remainder of the trip take?
*It says to label a variable, write an equation and solve for part b.
How would I do this?
Didn't you wrote this a while back?
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Yeah I did, but then I found another problem I forgot to do and I didn't understand it, I'm sorry for asking so many questions.
a) 188 - 63 = 125 miles are left
b) Without knowing how fast the father drives, and whether or not he takes more breaks, there is no way of coming up with a numerical answer
To solve this problem, let's follow the given steps:
a) Let's use the variable "x" to represent the number of miles left in the trip after your father's break.
We know that the total distance of the trip is 188 miles and your father drives 63 miles. So, the equation to represent the miles left would be:
Total distance - Distance traveled by your father = Miles left in the trip
188 - 63 = x
To find the answer, we need to subtract 63 from 188:
x = 125 miles
Therefore, there are 125 miles left in the trip after your father's break.
b) To find out how long the remainder of the trip will take, we need to determine your family's average speed. Let's assume your family's average speed is "s" miles per hour.
To calculate the time it takes to cover a certain distance, we use the formula:
Time = Distance / Speed
So, the equation for the time taken for the remainder of the trip would be:
Time = Miles left in the trip / Average speed
Time = x / s
Since we don't know the exact value of the average speed, we can't calculate the exact time. However, if you have the average speed value, you can substitute it in the equation and solve for "Time".
For example, if the average speed is 50 miles per hour:
Time = 125 miles / 50 miles per hour
Time = 2.5 hours
So, if the average speed is 50 miles per hour, the remainder of the trip will take 2.5 hours.
Remember to substitute the appropriate value of the average speed to solve for "Time" in the equation based on the given information.