Ben wanted to run with his dad during a race. His dad was running a marathon, which has a distance of 26.2 miles. Ben's goal was to run with his dad for 1/2 of the total distance. However, he was only able to run 1/3 of his goal. How many miles, to the nearest tenth, did he run? Question options: 4.4 miles 6.6 miles 13.1 miles 15.3 miles
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Total distance = 26.2 miles
Ben's goal to run = 1/ 2 of total distance
So, 1/ 2 × 26.2 = 13.1 miles
Ben ran 1/ 3 of his goal
So, 1/ 3 × 13.1
= 4.4 miles
Hence, Ben ran for 4.4 miles.