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Russ walks

7/10
mile to school.
How far has he walked when he has covered

5/8
of the distance to school?

A.

5/16
mile

B.

2/5
mile

C.
7/16
mile

D.
7/8
mile

User Erick
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2 Answers

1 vote

Answer:

C. 7/16 is the answer

Explanation:

0.7mi x 5/8 = 0.4375= 7/16

^0.7 is from the 7/10 mile to school

User Kevin Coulombe
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5.6k points
4 votes

Answer:

7/16 mile

Explanation:

To know the estimated distance RUSS has walked to school after covering 5/8 of the total distance, we just Multiply the both fractions.

And note, 'of' here implies Multiplication.

Therefore, Russ total covered distance is :

7/10 of 5/8

= 7/10 * 5/8

= 7/2 * 1/ 8

= 7 / 2*8

= 7/ 16 mile

User Dmitry Makarenko
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