Question

1

When she wants to go downtown, a woman walks mile to

16

a bus stop and catches a city bus. Last month, she walked a

3

total of mile to the bus stop to catch the city bus. How

8

many times did she catch the city bus last month?

Answer 1

Using proportions, it is found that she caught the city bus 6 times last month.

What is a proportion?

• A proportion is a fraction of total amount, and the measures are related using a rule of three.

• In this problem, she walks $\frac{1}{16}$ of mile to the bus-stop each time she catches the bus. Last month, in total, she walked $\frac{3}{8}$ of a mile. How many times did she catch the bus?

The rule of three is:

1 time - $\frac{1}{16}$ of a mile.

x times - $\frac{3}{8}$ of a mile.

Applying cross multiplication:

$\frac{1}{16}x$ = $\frac{3}{8}$

$8x = 48$

$x = \frac{48}{8}$

$x = 6$

She caught the city bus 6 times last month.

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