Question

it's 3 miles around Westwood Park exercise Trail. after skating around the trail 5 and 1/2 times Mr Zorn lost a wheel. how many miles had he skated? round your answer to the nearest mile please show your work ty

Answer 1

Mr. Zorn had skated total 17 miles.

Step-by-step explanation

The length of the exercise trail around the Westwood park is 3 miles.

Mr. Zorn is skating around the trail 5 and 1/2 times.

So, the distance skated in 5 times
`= (3* 5) miles = 15 miles`

and the distance skated in
`(1)/(2)` of the trail
`= (3* (1)/(2))miles = 1.5 miles`

Thus, the total distance he had skated will be:
`(15+1.5) miles = 16.5 miles \approx 17 miles` (Rounded to the nearest mile)