Question

a man travelled 3/5of his journey by rail1/4by taxi 1/8by bus and the remaining 2km on foot what is the length of his total journey

Answer 1

Given:

By rail = 3/5

By taxi = 1/4

By bus = 1/8

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Find fraction of the remaining journey:

By foot = 1 3/5 - 1/4 - 1/8 = 1/40

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Find distance for total journey:

1/40 = 2 km

40/40 (whole journey) = 2 x 40 = 80km

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Answer: The whole journey is 80km

Answer 2

total distance is 80