Question

Takafumi is hiking on a path that is 5 7/8 miles long. There are 6 markers evenly posted along the path. Takafumi arrives at the 4th marker. How many miles has he hiked so far?

Answer 1

Answer:

3.525 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming that there are markers at the beginning and the end of the path, then, six markers imply that the path is divided into five parts.

Each part of the path is then of length;

$5\frac{7}{8}*\frac{1}{5}=\frac{47}{8}*\frac{1}{5}=  1.175 miles$

When Takafumi arrives at the 4th marker, 3 parts of the path are covered. Therefore the distance covered in miles is

$1.175*3=3.525miles$