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5 friends are going on a 3 kilometer hike. Each person is going to lead the group for an equal distance of their hike.

How many kilometers should each person lead?


Please help my math homework. I'm really struggling.

User Natesan
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Answer:

6.05 km

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User Monmonja
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Answer: 0.6 km

Step-by-step explanation:
If the hike is 3 km, and there are 5 people, each should lead for 3/5 kilometers (distance/people). 3/5 is 0.6 (as a decimal). As a result, each should lead for 0.6 km.
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