Question

patricia walked 1/8 of a mile to her aunts house yesterday. Tomorrow she plans to walk two and a half times as far in order to practice for her schools walk a thon. patricia knows that two and a half is the same as the fraction 5/2 how many miles will patricia walk tomorrow? Express the answer as a fraction in lowest terms

Answer 1

Patricia walked 1/8 of a mile to her aunt yesterday.

Since she plans to walk two and a half times as far, 5/2. Multiply 1/8 by 5/2:

$\frac{1}{8}\cdot\frac{5}{2}=\frac{5}{16}$

She plans to walk tomorrow 5/16 miles.