Question

Jade hiked 1 1/4 miles on the trail. Gretta hiked 1 1/2 times as far on the trail as Jade. How far did Gretta hike on the trail? Express your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

Jade hiked 1 1/4 miles on the trail. Gretta hiked 1 1/2 times as far on the trail as Jade.

Jade hiked =
`1(1)/(4)= (5)/(4) miles`

Gretta hiked =
`[tex]1(1)/(2) becomes (3)/(2)`[/tex] times Jade hiked

So Gretta hiked =
`(3)/(2)*(5)/(4)`

To multiply two fractions, we multiply numerator with numerator and denominator with denominator

Gretta hiked =
`(15)/(8)=1(7)/(8)` miles