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Ana Participated in each charity walk she raise $.25 and each 1/2 That she walked the first day and I walked 11 miles a second day she walked 14 miles how much money did she raise

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Question:

Ana participated in a charity walk. She raised $0.25 for each 1/2 mile that she walked.The first day Ana walked 11 miles.The second day, she walked 14 miles.How much money did Ana raised?

Answer:

Ana raised $ 12.5

Solution:

From given question,

First day walk = 11 miles

Second day walk = 14 miles

Let us first calculate the total distance she walked

Total distance = first day walk + second day walk

Total distance = 11 + 14 = 25 miles

Thus she walked for 25 miles

Given that,

She raised $0.25 for each 1/2 mile that she walked


(1)/(2) \text{ mile} = 0.25 \text{ dollars }

Therefore, for 1 mile we get,


(1)/(2) * 2 \text{ mile} = 0.25 * 2 \text{ dollars }\\\\1 \text{ mile } = 0.5 \text{ dollars }

Now calculate for 25 miles


25 \text{ mile } = 25 * 0.5 = 12.5 \text{ dollars }

Thus she raised $ 12.5

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