Asked by vidya


Tourists were on a hiking trip for three days. On the first day, they hiked 1/8 of the trail. On the second day they hiked 4/7 of the remaining trail. On the third day they hiked 1/3 of the remaining trail and the last 8 km. How many km is the whole trail?





Answered by Reiny
whole trip ---- x km

day1 , hiked 1/8 of train, leaving (7/8)x
day 2 , hiked 4/7 of (7/8)x leaving
(3/7)(7/8)x or (3/8)x to be hiked
day3 :
(1/3)(3/8)x + 8 = x
x/8 + 8 = x
times 8
x + 64 = 8x
7x = 64

the trail is 64/7 km

check:
day 1 they hiked (1/8)(64/7)
leaving (7/8)(64/7) = 8 km
day2, hiked 4/7 of remaining, leaving
(3/7)(8) or 24/7 km
day 3
(1/3)(24/7) + 8
= 64/7
yeahhh!
Answered by Unique
This problem was in my rsm hw??? and your answer was wrong btw........
Answered by EXOTIC FISH
WRONG WRONG
Answered by HUnterjeremy
It WAS IN MY RSM YOU ARE WRONG FOOL