Question

Gloria traveled a total of 8 miles to get from school to her apartment. Gloria took the bus from school to the closest bus stop to her apartment and then walked the remaining 880 yards home. How many miles did Gloria travel on the bus? 1 mile = 1760 yards

Answer 1

8 miles equals to 14080

Answer 2

Thus, Gloria traveled 7.5 miles on the bus.

Explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

Distance between Gloria's school and apartment = 8 miles.

1 mile = 1760 yards

Distance walked by Gloria to apartment from bus stop = 880 yards

`880\text{ yards} = \displaystyle(880)/(1760)\text{ miles} = 0.5 \text{ miles}`

Distance traveled by bus =

`\text{Total distance} - \text{Distance walked}\\= 8 -0.5 = 7.5\text{ miles}`

Thus, Gloria traveled 7.5 miles on the bus.