Question

When Ellen’s family had completed 70% of a trip, they had traveled 35 miles. How far is the trip overall? (I need a number sentence/A complete sentence)

Answer 1

If Ellen traveled 35 miles and this was 70% of her trip, then 100% of her trip would be 50 miles.

Explanation:

You can solve this by setting up a proportion. 35/70 = ?/100. To solve this, cross-multiply 35 and 100 to get 3,500. Divide this by 70 and get 50. This means that 35/70 = 50/100.