Fiona starts at the beginning of a hiking trail and walks 4/5 of a mile. She counts the mileage markers that are placed every 1/10 of a mile along the trail. How many markers do…

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Kaydeon · Answer 1 · 2019-01-09T20:58:17+0000

First, note that

$(4)/(5)=(4\cdot 2)/(5\cdot 2)=(8)/(10).$

She counts the mileage markers that are placed every
(1)/(10) of a mile along the trail. Then she counts

$(8)/(10):(1)/(10)=(8)/(10)\cdot (10)/(1)=(8\cdot 10)/(10\cdot 1)=(8)/(1)=8$ markers.

Answer: 8 markers (if first marker is on the start of trail).