Jill drives 75 1/3 miles every hour.how many miles can Jill drive in 8 3/4 hours?
\(75\frac{1}{3}\ miles\ in\ 1\ hour\\\\ x\ miles\ in\ 8\frac{3}{4}\ hours\\\\ making\ cross\ multiplication\\ 75\frac{1}{3}*8\frac{3}{4}=x\\\\ x=\frac{226}{3}*\frac{35}{4}=\frac{7910}{12}=659\frac{1}{6}miles\\\\ Jill\ can\ drive\ 659\frac{1}{6}miles\)
Answer:
Distance travelled in \(8 \frac{3}{4}\) hours is 659.17 miles .
Step-by-step explanation:
As given
Jill drives \(75 \frac{1}{3}\) miles every hour .
i.e
Jill drives \(\frac{226}{3}\) miles every hour .
Now find out the distance travelled in \(8 \frac{3}{4}\) hours .
\(Distance\ travelled = 8 \frac{3}{4}\times miles\ travelled\ every\ hour\)
\(Distance\ travelled =\frac{35}{4}\times \frac{226}{3}\)
\(Distance\ travelled =\frac{7910}{12}\)
Distance travelled = 659.17 miles (Approx)
Therefore distance travelled in \(8 \frac{3}{4}\) hours is 659.17 miles .