Andrew went for a walk in the park. The trail he took is 1 1/4 miles long. He walked for 1/2 mile before stopping for a water break. After his break, he walked the rest of the way around the trail without stopping.
How far did Andrew walk after his break?
Responses
7/4 miles
7 over 4, miles
5/4 miles
5 over 4, miles
3/4 mile
3 over 4, mile
I don't know.
To find out how far Andrew walked after his break, we need to subtract the distance he walked before the break from the total trail length.
We can calculate this by subtracting 1/2 mile from 1 1/4 miles.
1 1/4 miles - 1/2 mile = 5/4 miles.
Therefore, Andrew walked 5/4 miles after his break.
To determine how far Andrew walked after his break, we need to subtract the distance he walked before the break from the length of the trail.
First, we'll convert the mixed number, 1 1/4, into an improper fraction:
1 1/4 = (4 * 1 + 1)/4 = 5/4
Next, we'll subtract the distance Andrew walked before the break, which is 1/2 mile, from the length of the trail, which is 5/4 miles:
5/4 - 1/2 = 10/8 - 4/8 = 6/8
Simplifying the fraction, we get:
6/8 = 3/4
Therefore, Andrew walked 3/4 mile after his break.
To determine how far Andrew walked after his break, we need to subtract the distance he walked before the break from the total length of the trail.
Andrew walked for 1/2 mile before stopping for a water break. Therefore, we subtract 1/2 mile from the total length of the trail, which is 1 1/4 miles.
To subtract fractions, we need to have a common denominator. The denominator of 1 1/4 is 4, so we convert 1/2 into a fraction with a denominator of 4 by multiplying both the numerator and denominator by 2.
1/2 = (1 * 2) / (2 * 2) = 2/4
Now, we can subtract the fractions:
1 1/4 - 2/4 = (1 - 2) / 4 = -1/4
Since the result is negative, it means Andrew didn't walk any distance after his break. So the correct answer is 0, or "I don't know."