Clara visits the aquarium while on vacation.the aquarium is 2and1/2 miles from her hotel.she walks 1/4 mile to bus stop, takes the bus for 1and3/4 miles,and walks the rest of the way to the aquarium?

Respuesta :

Answer: She needs to walk the rest of the way to the aquarium.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Distance between the aquarium and her hotel is given by

[tex]2\frac{1}{2}=\frac{5}{2}\ miles[/tex]

Distance she walks to bus stop is given by

[tex]\frac{1}{4}\ miles[/tex]

Distance she travelled in bus is given by

[tex]1\frac{3}{4}=\frac{7}{4}\ miles[/tex]

Total distance she travelled by these means :

[tex]\frac{1}{4}+\frac{7}{4}\\\\=\frac{8}{4}\\\\=2[/tex]

Distance left to her is given by

[tex]\frac{5}{2}-2\\\\=\frac{5-4}{2}\\\\=\frac{1}{2}\ miles[/tex]

Hence, she needs to walk the rest of the way to the aquarium.


The total distance walked to the aquarium is 1/2 miles.

What are fractions?

A fraction is a quantity that is not a whole number. It is made up of integers and non-integers. A fraction is made up of a numerator and a denominator. The numerator is the number above. While the denominator is the number below. An example of a fraction is 4 is the numerator while 5 is the denominator.

What distance did she walk?

Distance walked = 2 1/2 - (1/4 + 1 3/4)

= 2 1/2 - 2

=1/ 2 miles

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