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The campers in cabin A walked 1/4 of the way to otter ridge (13 miles) How many miles did they walk?
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The campers in cabin A walked 1/4 of the way to otter ridge (13 miles) How many miles did they walk?

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The question demands that we find a fraction of a given quantity.

The 'of ' means multiplication.

So the total distance of the journey was


13 \: miles

But they walked ¼ of the whole journey. We are supposed to find


(1)/(4) \: of \: 13 \: miles

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Hence they walked 3.25 miles.
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