Simone takes part in a 12 1/2-mile walk-a-thon to raise money for charity. She stops 1/8 of the way to rest. How much farther must Simone walk to finish the walk-a-thon?
Advanced Placement (AP) · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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Given:
Simone takes part in a 12 1/2-mile walk-a-thon to raise money for charity.
She stops 1/8 of the way to rest.
How much farther must Simone walk to finish the walk-a-thon.
Solution:
To easily solve the given equation, we equate each fractions to decimal.
= 1/8
= 0.125
12 ½
= ½
=0.5
= 12.5
Subtract 0.125 to 12.5 miles
= 12.5 - 0.125
= 12.375 miles
Final answer:
Simone must walk 12.375 more miles.