To find the answer, we can set up a proportion.
Jesse can walk 16 miles in 3 hours, so his walking rate is 16 miles / 3 hours = 5.33 miles per hour.
Let x be the time it takes Jesse to walk 26 miles. We can set up the proportion:
16 miles / 3 hours = 26 miles / x hours
We can cross multiply to solve for x:
16x = 3 * 26
16x = 78
x = 78 / 16
x ≈ 4.87
Therefore, it will take Jesse about 4.9 hours to walk 26 miles.
So, the correct answer is (c) about 4.9 hours.
If Jesse can walk 16 miles in 3 hours how long will it take him to walk 26 miles
(a) about 5 hours
(b) about 5.4 hours
(c) about 4.9 hours
(d) about 5.8 hours
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