Question

walking lily has walked 2 miles. her goal is to walk 6 miles. lily plans to reach her goal by walking 3 miles each hour ( h ) for the rest of her walk. write an equation to find the number of hours it will take lily to reach her goal.

Explanation:

Step1: Define total distance equation

Total distance = miles walked + miles left.
$2 + 3h = 6$

Step2: Isolate the term with $h$

Subtract 2 from both sides.
$3h = 6 - 2$
$3h = 4$

Step3: Solve for $h$

Divide both sides by 3.
$h = \frac{4}{3}$

Answer:

The equation is $2 + 3h = 6$, and Lily needs $\frac{4}{3}$ hours (or 1 hour 20 minutes) to reach her goal.