Question

Isabel ran 9 miles with her friend Kaylee last week this was 60% of the distance she ran all week how far did she run all week

Answer 1

15 miles

Explanation:

9 miles is 60% of the total

We can translate this to an equation. Remember:

• "IS" means "EQUAL"
• "OF" means "MULTIPLICATION"
• Percentage should be converted to decimal first by dividing by 100
• Let total be t

60% will be 60/100 = 0.6

Now, translating the word problem into an equation:

`9 = 0.6 * t`

Now, we solve for total (t):

`9 = 0.6 * t\\t=(9)/(0.6)\\t=15`

Hence, she ran 15 miles all week