A 6 mile walking trail has a distance marker every 1/3 mile. How many distance markers are along the trail?
The answer is 18.
18 markers are along the trail
How?
6÷1/3 which equals 6 × 3 = 18
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To find the number of distance markers along the trail, we need to divide the total distance of the trail by the distance between the markers.
The total distance of the trail is given as 6 miles.
The distance between the markers is given as 1/3 mile.
To find the number of markers, we divide the total distance by the distance between the markers.
Number of markers = Total distance / Distance between markers
Number of markers = 6 miles / (1/3 mile)
To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal.
Number of markers = 6 miles * (3/1 mile)
Now we can multiply the values.
Number of markers = 18
Therefore, there are 18 distance markers along the trail.