CPM Homework Help : CC1MN Problem 10-51

Josue called his father to say that he was almost home. He had traveled $61.5$ miles, which was $\frac { 3 } { 4 }$ of the way home. Write and solve an equation to calculate the total distance he will travel to get home.

Hint:

Let a variable $x$ represent the total distance to home.

More Help:

If three fourths of the total distance, $x$ , is $61.5$ miles, how can you represent this as an equation?

Answer:

$\frac{3}{4}\textit{x}=61.5$

What does $x$ equal?