Question

olden and Bryson started to hike a portion of the Appalachian trail that is 12 2/5 miles long. Due to snow, they had to stop after hiking when they were 5/8 of the way through the trail. How many miles had they traveled?

Answer 1

Olden and Bryson travelled
`7(6)/(8)` miles

Explanation:

Given:

Length of the Appalachian trail = 12 2/5 miles.

Stopped after hiking 5/8 of the way through the trail.

To Find:

Miles had they travelled = ?

Solution:

Let the distance travelled by olden and Bryson be x,

Then

x =
`(5)/(8)` of the Length of the Appalachian trail

x =
`(5)/(8)` of
`12 (2)/(5)`

`x = (5)/(8) * 12 (2)/(5)`

`x = (5)/(8) * (62)/(5)`

`x = (62)/(8)`

`x=7(6)/(8)`