Question

Demond Dorothy or high we're hiking and had a choice between two Trails one was 5 1/3 miles on the other was 1 3/4 times as long how long was the longest trail

Answer 1

Length of the longest trail
`= 9 (1)/(3)`

Explanation:

The length of the longest trail will be equal to product of the two trails.

Given -

Length of one trail
`= 5(1)/(3)`

Length of the second trail
`= 1(3)/(4)`

Re writing the fractions, we get -

Length of one trail
`= (16)/(3)`

Length of second trail
`= (7)/(4)`

The length of the longest trail

`(16)/(3) * (7)/(4)\\(16*7)/(3*4) \\(4*7)/(3) \\(28)/(3)\\9(1)/(3)`

Length of the longest trail
`= 9 (1)/(3)`