if it took jeff 14 minutes to drive 10 1/2 mile how long will it take him to travel 23 miles?
14/10.5 = x/23
Cross multiply and solve for x.
10.5x = 322
x = 30.66666 = 30 2/3 minutes
14/10.5 = x/23
Cross multiply and solve for x.
10.5x = 322
x = 30.66666 = 30 2/3 minutes
To find out how long it will take Jeff to travel 23 miles, we can set up a proportion using the given information.
We know that Jeff took 14 minutes to drive 10 1/2 miles, so we can set up the following proportion:
14 minutes / 10 1/2 miles = x minutes / 23 miles
To solve for x (the unknown time), we can cross-multiply and then divide:
(14 minutes) * (23 miles) = (10 1/2 miles) * (x minutes)
322 minutes = 10 1/2 * x
Now, let's solve for x:
322 minutes = (21/2) * x
Divide both sides of the equation by 21/2:
322 minutes / (21/2) = x
To divide by a fraction, we can multiply by its reciprocal, so:
322 minutes * (2/21) = x
Now, let's calculate x:
x = 644/21
x ≈ 30.67 minutes
Therefore, it will take Jeff approximately 30.67 minutes to travel 23 miles.