Question

The walking distance from the Empire State Building in New York City to Times Square is about 9/10 mile. The walking distance from the Empire State Building into sues hotel is 8 times as far

Answer 1

The answer is 7 2/10 miles
what I did was multiply 9 and 8 to get 72/10 and turned the improper fraction into a mixed number to get 7 2/10

Answer 2

Answer: Walking distance is
`7(2)/(10)\ miles`

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Walking distance from the Empire State Building in New York City to Times Square =
`(9)/(10)\ mile`

According to question, the walking distance from the Empire State Building into Sues Hotel is 8 times as far.

So, Walking distance from the Empire State Building into Sues Hotel is given by

`8* (9)/(10)\\\\=(72)/(10)\\\\=7(2)/(10)\ miles`

Hence, Walking distance is
`7(2)/(10)\ miles`