audreylynn wrote: So, I need to know what the equation would be to solve this problem. I don't want the answer or anything, just the STARTING equation. "Terry has walked 3 miles. He averages 4 mi/hr. In how many more hours will he have walked 13 miles?" Please just reply with the starting equation, thanks! I thought that this was alt.math.UNDERGRAD and not alt.math.elementaryschool