Question

Jan walks each morning for exercise. She takes a drink of water as she completes every 3/4 of a mile. She walks a total of 4 1/2 miles. How many times does she take a drink?

Answer 1

Jan takes a drink 6 times.

Explanation:

The information provided is:

• Jan takes a drink of water as she completes every 3/4 of a mile.
• She walks a total of 9/2 miles.

Compute the number of times Jan takes a drink as follows:

`\text{Number of times Jan takes a drink}=\frac{\text{Number of miles walked}}{\text{Interval for a drink}}`

`=(9/2)/(3/4)\\\\=6`

Thus, Jan takes a drink 6 times.