Question

I walked 280m of the road from the park to the station. This is equivalent to 9/10 of the total distance. How many meters is the total distance from the park to the station?

Answer 1

Let that be d

• 9/10 of d=280
• 9/10d=280
• d=280(10/9)
• d=311.1m

Answer 2

• 311 1/9 or 311.11 m

Explanation:

Let the total distance be x.

We have:

• 9/10 of x is 280 m.

Set this as equation and solve for x:

• (9/10)x = 280
• x = 280 ÷ 9/10
• x = 280 × 10/9
• x = 2800/9 = 311 1/9 or 311.11 m

Total distance from the park to the station is approximately 311 m.