Matt travels 2 and one half miles to get to school. this is 3 times the distance that Jen travels. how far does jen travel?
2.5 * 3 = ???
that is how you figure it out.
let Jen's distance be x miles
3x = 2.5 = 5/2
x = 5/6 miles
check: what is 3 times Jen's distance?
3(5/6) = 15/6 = 5/2 = 2.5
To find out how far Jen travels, we need to divide Matt's distance by 3.
First, let's convert 2 and one half miles to an improper fraction. One half can be written as 1/2. So, 2 and one half miles is 2 + 1/2 = 2 + 0.5 = 2.5 miles.
Now, we know Matt's distance is 2.5 miles. To find Jen's distance, we divide Matt's distance by the given ratio, which is 3.
Jen's distance = Matt's distance / Ratio
Jen's distance = 2.5 miles / 3
Dividing 2.5 by 3, we get:
Jen's distance = 0.833 miles
Therefore, Jen travels approximately 0.833 miles.