The campers in Cabin A walked \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the way to Otter Ridge, which is 13 miles. How many miles did they walk?
Answer (2)
The question demands that we find a fraction of a given quantity.
The 'of ' means multiplication.
So the total distance of the journey was
13 mi l es
But they walked ¼ of the whole journey. We are supposed to find
4 1 o f 13 mi l es [
= \frac{1}{4} \times 13 : miles]
= 4 13 mi l es
= 3.25 mi l es
Hence they walked 3.25 miles.
The campers in Cabin A walked a total of 3.25 miles. This is calculated by finding 4 1 of the total distance of 13 miles, resulting in 3.25 miles. Therefore, they covered 3.25 miles during their trip to Otter Ridge.
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