Question

a man travelled 1/8th of his journey by bus , 1/4 by taxi , 3/5 by train and remaining 8 km by bicycle.
a) What is the length of his total journey ?

Answer 1

Let total journey be x
1/8x+1/4x+3/5x+8km=x
(5+10+8)x/40 + 8km =x
8km=(40x-23x)/40
8km=17x/40
320km=17x
x=18.823km