A family goes on a trip. They drive 65 mph. Write an equation using two variables to show the relationship between the number of hours driven, h , and the total amount of miles driven, m . How far did they drive after 7 hours?(1 point)

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To establish the relationship between the number of hours driven \( h \) and the total amount of miles driven \( m \), we can use the equation:

\[ m = 65h \]

This equation shows that the total miles driven \( m \) is equal to the speed (65 miles per hour) multiplied by the number of hours driven \( h \).

To find out how far they drove after 7 hours, we can substitute \( h = 7 \) into the equation:

\[ m = 65(7) = 455 \]

So, they drove a total of 455 miles after 7 hours.