Question

Pierre is running 26 and 2/10 miles in the marathon. he has ran 3/4 of the way. How far has he run?

Answer 1

Distance=(3/4) * (26  2/10  miles)

26  2/10  miles=26  1/5 miles=(5*26+1) / 5 miles=131/5 miles.

Therefore:

distance=(3/4) * (26  2/10 miles)=(3/4) * (131 /5 miles)=
=(131 *3) / (4*5) miles=393/20 miles= (19*20+13)20 miles=19  13/20 miles.


he has run 393/20 miles    or    19  13/20  miles