Question

Wendy jogs a 5.5-mile route in the city with her running club once a week. She also jogs a nature trail near her home once a week. The nature trail is 1.5 times as long as the route in the city. How many miles does Wendy jog in all each week?

A) 13.75 miles
B) 14.25 miles
C) 14.75 miles
D) 15.25 miles

Answer 1

Wendy's total weekly jogging distance includes a 5.5-mile city route and a nature trail that is 1.5 times longer (8.25 miles), summing up to 13.75 miles in total.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, we need to find out the length of the nature trail and add it to the length of the route in the city that Wendy jogs, and then sum those two distances to get the total distance she jogs each week.

First, we have been given that Wendy jogs a 5.5-mile route in the city.

Next, we know that the nature trail is 1.5 times as long as the city route. To find the length of the nature trail, we multiply the city route length by 1.5:

5.5 miles x 1.5 = 8.25 miles.

Now, we add the length of the city route to the length of the nature trail to determine the total distance Wendy jogs each week:

5.5 miles (city route) + 8.25 miles (nature trail) = 13.75 miles.

Therefore, the correct answer is A) 13.75 miles.