Remaining distance: 60 1/4
"That afternoon, she traveled 1/4 the remaining distance" Help
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random231 (random231):
what exactly is the question?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
How far did she travel in the after noon? WHOLE PROBLEM: "On Saturday, Lauren traveled a total of 120 1/2 mi. In the morning she traveled half the distance. That afternoon, she traveled 1/ the remaining distance."
OpenStudy (anonymous):
1/4*
random231 (random231):
okay so first you have to find the half of 120 1/2 miles
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I did: 601/4
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random231 (random231):
cool then subtract it from 120 1/2
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
random231 (random231):
find 1/4 of the difference
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I got 240/4= 60 @random231
random231 (random231):
let me check
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random231 (random231):
240/4 is your final answer?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
well I divided 4 by 240 and got 60, so 60 is my final answer
random231 (random231):
erm no thats not the answer!
random231 (random231):
okay so what is 120 1/2 anyways. why dont you convert it to decimal?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok120.5, right?
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random231 (random231):
yeah
random231 (random231):
now convert 60 1/4 to decimal
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Okay, 60.25
random231 (random231):
cool :) now subtract 60.25 from 120.5
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Okay I got 60.25 lol or 60 1/4
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random231 (random231):
great now find 1/4 of 60.25
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I got 15.0625, or 15.06
random231 (random231):
thats perfect!! but i think your answer should be in fractions!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Okay idk what it is as a fraction
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[60\frac{ 1 }{ 4 }\]
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
random231 (random231):
wowwhat a confusion
random231 (random231):
now i forgot what i was about to say
RhondaSommer (rhondasommer):
.06 is "said out loud" six hundredths. so its 6/100. can you simplify that?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
How to convert 15.0625 into a fraction
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RhondaSommer (rhondasommer):
sory @random231 i got confused myself XD
random231 (random231):
OMG xD
RhondaSommer (rhondasommer):
sorry :(
OpenStudy (anonymous):
lol
RhondaSommer (rhondasommer):
regardless can you simplify 6/100
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random231 (random231):
okay so 15.0625 to fraction right?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok, 3/50
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yep
RhondaSommer (rhondasommer):
wait are we rounding? if we aren't listen to random XD
random231 (random231):
okay so can you right 15.0625 as 150625/10000?
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