Question

Juan and Carlos have Walked 3/4 mile and are 2/3 the distance around Fort Meade. What is the distance around Fort Meade?

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance around Fort Meade is 9/8 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Givens.

• They walked 3/4 miles, which is 2/3 the distance around Fort Meade.

To know the distance around Fort Meade, which just need to the other 1/3 missing. We can use the rule of three in this case.

If 3/4 miles represents 2/3, how many miles would represents 1/3?

$x=\frac{1}{3}\frac{\frac{3}{4} }{\frac{2}{3} } =\frac{1}{3}\frac{9}{8}=\frac{3}{8} \ miles$

Which means the 1/3 missing represents 3/8 miles.

So, the total distance is

$\frac{3}{4}+ \frac{3}{8}=\frac{24+12}{32}=\frac{36}{32}=\frac{9}{8} \ miles$

Therefore, the distance around Fort Meade is 9/8 miles.

Answer 2

1 and 1/8 miles. 1/3 is 3/8 of a mile. This 3/3 is 9/8 miles