Question

A girl walked 6km from her house to a market and discovered that she had covered 4/5 of the distance to the market how far is the market from her house

Answer 1

Answer:
`7.5\ km`

Explanation:

Given

Girl has traveled 6 km from her house

She has covered
`(4)/(5)` of the distance

Suppose the total distance is x

`\therefore 6=(4x)/(5)\\\\\Rightarrow x=(30)/(4)\\\\\Rightarrow x=(15)/(2)\ \text{km}\\\\\Rightarrow x=7.5\ \text{km}`