A girl lives 5 1/4514 miles from school. She walks 2/727 of the distance and travels the rest by bus How far does she travel by bus?

2 Answers

3 3/4334 miles by bus

Explanation:

The total distance that she travels would be 7/777
She travels 2/727 by foot.

Subtracting 7/7-2/7 = 5/77727=57
(this is the fraction of the distance traveled by bus.)

To find the distance traveled by bus multiply the total distance by the fraction traveled by bus

5 1/4 xx 5/7514×57 = distance traveled by bus.

5 1/4 = 21/4514=214 ( each whole number = 4 quarters)

21/4 xx 5/7 = 5/4 xx cancel21^3/cancel7 = ( 5 xx 3)/4 = 15/4

15/4 = 3 3/4

Jan 11, 2017

3.75 or 3 3/4 miles by bus

Explanation:

Let 7/7 be total distance = 5.25 miles

7/7=5.25

2/7= (2/7)/(7/7) xx 5.25

=2/7 xx 5.25

=10.5/7

=1.5 miles walking

5.25-1.5=3.75miles riding by bus