Question

A group of Environmental Science team travel 20 miles to a field to conduct measurements and observations,

Answer 1

Answer:

They now travel 18.4 miles

Explanation:

Given

$Distance = 20\ miles$

$\%\ Less = 8\%$

Required

Determine the new distance covered

First, we need to determine the reduced distance

This is calculated as thus:

$Reduced\ Distance = 8\% * 20\ miles$

Convert % to decimal

$Reduced\ Distance = 0.08 * 20\ miles$

$Reduced\ Distance = 1.6\ miles$

Now, the new distance can be calculated;

$New\ Distance = 20\ miles - 1.6\ miles$

$New\ Distance = 18.4\ miles$

Hence; they now travel 18.4 miles