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Dalvin's family took a road trip to Mount Rushmore. Dalvin fell asleep 44% of the way through the trip. If Dalvin fell asleep after they had traveled 176 miles, what was the total length of the trip?

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Ignore this I deleted my answer cause I missread the question...

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Based on the given conditions, formulate:
176÷44%

Convert decimal to fraction:
176/44/100

Reduce the fraction:
176/11/25

Divide a fraction by multiplying its reciprocal:
176×25/11

Reduce the expression to the lowest term:
16×25

Calculate the product or quotient:
400

get the result:
400

Answer: 400m
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