Emma drinks 2/3 cups of water for every mile she hikes. Her water bottle holds 4 cups of water. How many miles can she hike before her water runs out?

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Samet Atdag · Answer 1 · 2021-10-19T16:53:49+0000

Given that:

Emma drinks 2/3 cups of water for every mile she hikes.

Capacity of water bottle = 4 cups

To find:

The number of miles she can hike before her water runs out.

Solution:

According to the given information,

$1\text{ mile}=(2)/(3)\text{ cup}$

Multiply both sides by 3.

$3\text{ miles}=2\text{ cups}$

Divide both sides by 2.

$(3)/(2)\text{ miles}=1\text{ cup}$

It means, she need 1 cup water for every 3/2 miles.

Multiply both sides by 4.

$(3)/(2)* 4\text{ miles}=1* 4\text{ cups}$

$6\text{ miles}=4 \text{ cups}$

Therefore, she can hike 6 miles before her water runs out.