Question

Marla and some friends are on a road trip. Marla was assigned to drive 3/7 of the total trip. She has already driven 3/5 assigned driving duty. How much of the total trip has Marla driven. The solution will go on the right side of the equation

Answer 1

9/35

Explanation:

Let x be the total trip distance.

Since Maria is assigned to drive 3/7 of the total trip, she is to drive 3x/7.

Now, since Maria has driven 3/5 of 3x/7, the amount of the total trip she has driven is 3/5 × 3x/7 = 9x/35.

So, Maria has driven 9/35 of the total trip.