Question

a family drives 300 miles on the road trip they take a longer route to avoid traffic on their return trip traveling 45% further . how many miles did the family drive during their return trip ? a)405 b) 415 c)425 D)435 e) 445

Answer 1

Answer:

D option D obviously..

Answer 2

$Distance \: travelled \: in \:a \:trip = 300\:miles$

$Distance \: travelled \: in \: return \:trip \\= 45\% \: more \:than \: 300\:miles \\= 300\Big(\frac{ 100+45}{100}\Big) \\= 300 \times \frac{145}{100} \\= 3 \times 145 \\ = 435 \:miles$

Therefore.,

$Option \: \pink{ ( D ) } \:is \: correct.$

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