Three fifth of the members of a hiking trip club went on the last hiking trip. If 39 people went on the trip how many are in the club?

Mathew travels two and one half miles to get to school. This is 3 times the distance that Jennifer travels . How far does Jennifer travel?

0.6x = 39

x = 65

2.5 * 3 = ?

To find the number of members in the hiking trip club, we can set up a proportion based on the given information.

We know that three-fifths of the members went on the last hiking trip, which is represented by the equation:

3/5 = 39/x

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:

3x = 5 * 39

Now, divide both sides by 3 to isolate x:

x = (5 * 39) / 3

Calculate the right side of the equation:

x = 195 / 3

Simplify the division to get the final answer:

x = 65

Therefore, there are 65 members in the hiking trip club.

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To find the distance Jennifer travels, we can set up a ratio based on the given information.

We are told that Mathew travels two and a half miles, which is three times the distance Jennifer travels. Let's represent the distance Jennifer travels as "x."

The ratio between their distances can be written as:

2.5/x = 3/1

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:

2.5 * 1 = 3 * x

Now, divide both sides by 3 to isolate x:

2.5 = x/3

Multiply both sides by 3 to get rid of the fraction:

7.5 = x

Therefore, Jennifer travels 7.5 miles.