Every Saturday, Greg walks 2 1/4 miles to the park to play basketball with friends. He walks 2/3 of this distance when he walks to school. How far does Greg walk to school?
(9/4) * (2/3) = ______ miles
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To find out how far Greg walks to school, we can start by calculating the total distance he walks to the park.
Given: Greg walks 2 1/4 miles to the park every Saturday.
Since the distance to the park is given in the mixed fraction format, let's convert it to an improper fraction.
2 1/4 = (2 * 4 + 1)/4 = 9/4
So, Greg walks 9/4 miles to the park.
Now, let's find out how far Greg walks to school, which is 2/3 of the distance to the park.
To calculate 2/3 of a number, we multiply the number by 2/3.
Therefore, to find out how far Greg walks to school, we multiply 9/4 by 2/3:
(9/4) * (2/3) = (9 * 2)/(4 * 3) = 18/12 = 3/2
So, Greg walks 3/2 miles to school.