Question

Clara Visits the aquarium while on vacation. The aquarium is 2 1/2 miles from her hotel. She walks 1/4 mile to the bus stop, takes the bus for 1 3/4 miles, and walks the rest of the way to the aquarium. How far did Clara walk after getting off the bus?

Answer 1

0.5 miles she had to walk

Answer 2

Distance she walked from bus stop to aquarium = 0.5 miles

Explanation:

The aquarium is 2 1/2 miles from her hotel.

`\texttt{Distance to aquarium = }2(1)/(2)=2.5miles`

She walks 1/4 mile to the bus stop

`\texttt{Distance she walked to bus stop = }(1)/(4)=0.25miles`

She takes the bus for 1 3/4 miles

`\texttt{Distance she traveled in bus = }1(3)/(4)=1.75miles`

She walks from bus stop to aquarium

Distance she walked from bus stop to aquarium = 2.5 - 0.25 - 1.75 = 2.5 -2 = 0.5 miles

Distance she walked from bus stop to aquarium = 0.5 miles