Question

Bob and Cheryl are taking a road trip that is 188.3 miles. Bob drove 5/7 of the total distance. How many miles did bob drive?

Answer 1

188.3 ÷ 7 then...
multiply by 5 = 134.5
so...
Bob drove 134.5 miles or 5/7 of the total distance.

Answer 2

134.5 miles

Explanation:

Bob and Cheryl are taking a road trip that is 188.3 miles.

Bob drove
`(5)/(7)` of the total distance.

The distance Bob drove =
`(5)/(7)` × 188.3

=
`(941.5)/(7)`

= 134.5 miles

Bob drove 134.5 miles.