Question

Jade hiked 1 1/4 miles on the trail. Gretta hiked 1 1/2 times as far on the trail as Jade. How far did Gretta hike on the trail? Express your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

Jade hiked 1 1/4 miles on the trail. Gretta hiked 1 1/2 times as far on the trail as Jade.

Jade hiked = $1\frac{1}{4}= \frac{5}{4} miles$

Gretta hiked =  $[tex]1\frac{1}{2} becomes \frac{3}{2}$[/tex] times Jade hiked

So Gretta hiked =  $\frac{3}{2}*\frac{5}{4}$

To multiply two fractions, we multiply numerator with numerator and denominator with denominator

Gretta hiked =  $\frac{15}{8}=1\frac{7}{8}$ miles