Question

Natalie ran 0.36 of the way to school and walked the rest. How far did she walk, written as a fraction in simplest form?

a) 9/25



b) 9/20


c) 18/25


d) 4/11

Answer 1

Natalie walked the remaining 0.64 of the way to school after running 0.36 of the distance. The fraction 0.64 can be expressed as 64/100, which simplifies to 16/25, the fraction of the distance she walked in simplest form.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks, "Natalie ran 0.36 of the way to school and walked the rest. How far did she walk, written as a fraction in simplest form?" To determine the fraction of the distance she walked, we need to subtract the part she ran from the whole distance, which is represented by 1 (or 100%).

So, the calculation will be:
Distance walked = 1 - Distance ran = 1 - 0.36 = 0.64

To express this as a fraction, we convert 0.64 into a fraction. The equivalent fraction for 0.64 is 64/100, which can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by the greatest common divisor, which is 4:

64/100 ÷ 4/4 = 16/25

Therefore, the fraction of the distance that Natalie walked, in simplest form, is 16/25, which is not an option in the choices provided, so there might be an error in the question or options given.