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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Remaining distance: 60 1/4 "That afternoon, she traveled 1/4 the remaining distance" Help

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

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

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?

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

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):

\[60\frac{ 1 }{ 4 }\]

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

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

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?

random231 (random231):

*write

RhondaSommer (rhondasommer):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok, so what now

random231 (random231):

so all you gotta do is divide,but remember, just stop when the remainder is less than the divisor stop dividing

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got 15.0626, so confused

random231 (random231):

|dw:1454562560793:dw| is the answer

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