kangaroo hopped 1/3 of the distance to the lake with her baby in her pouch. She hopped the remaining 7040 yards without her baby in her pouch. How many miles did the kangaroo hop on the lake? 1 mile =1760 yards.
First of all, those previous answers were NOT true. I tried them, with my FULL trust and I got my first question wrong to a 30 question test, and now I have to restart. I have a feeling that all those other people after the original were just copying what he or he said. And I also feel that the first person that said 7040 did not know the answer and just put and numbers down.
i meant he or she!
I doubt she hopped any miles on the lake.
However, on the way, the remaining 2/3 of the original distance was 7040 yards.
So, the total distance can be found by solving
2/3 x = 7040
x = 10560 yd * 1mi/1760yd = 6 mi
If I understand the English:
(2/3) x = 7040 yards (1 mile/1760 yards)
x = (3/2)(7040/1760) = 6 miles
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To find the total distance the kangaroo hopped to reach the lake, we need to combine the distances covered with and without the baby in her pouch.
Let's start by finding the distance the kangaroo hopped with her baby in her pouch.
If the kangaroo hopped 1/3 of the total distance to the lake with her baby, then the remaining 2/3 of the distance was covered without the baby.
Let's represent the total distance to the lake as "D" yards.
Distance hopped with the baby = (1/3)D yards
Distance hopped without the baby = (2/3)D yards
Given that the distance hopped without the baby is 7040 yards, we can set up the equation:
(2/3)D = 7040
To solve for D, we can multiply both sides of the equation by (3/2):
D = (7040 * 3) / 2
D = 10560 yards
Now, since we know that 1 mile equals 1760 yards, we can convert the total distance to miles:
Total distance = 10560 yards / 1760 yards per mile
Total distance = 6 miles
Therefore, the kangaroo hopped a total of 6 miles to reach the lake.