Question

the Kimball family. is going on a biking trip next they went to bike to Baltimore 27 1/2 mile away from their home they only want to travel 18 1/8 miles each day how many Will it take the Kimball family to get to Baltimore​

Answer 1

Answer:

It takes 1.5 days  for the Kimball family to get to Baltimore

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total distance from the home to Baltimore = $27 \frac{1}{2}$

Distance they would travel on each day =  $18 \frac{1}{8}$

To Find:

How many days it will take the Kimball family to reach Baltimore = ?

Solution:

Lets first convert mixed fraction into fraction

$27 \frac{1}{2}$ = $\frac{2 \times 27 + 1}{ 2}$ = $\frac{54+1}{2}$ = $\frac{55}{2}$

$18\frac{1}{8}$ =$\frac{18 \times 8 +1 }{8}$ =$\frac{144+1}{8}$= $\frac{145}{8}$

Now,

In one day = $\frac{145}{8}$

In x day = $\frac{55}{2}$

By Cross multiplication

$\frac{55}{2} = x \times \frac{145}{8}$

$x = \frac{55}{2} \times \frac{8}{145}$

$x = \frac{220}{145}$

$x = \frac{44}{29}$

x = 1.517

x =  1. 5 days