Question

Jai's family took a road trip to Mount Rushmore. Jai fell asleep after they had travelled 259 miles. If the total length of the trip was 740 miles, what percentage of the total trip had they travelled when Jai fell asleep?

Answer 1

First, we need to find out how many miles were left to travel when Jai fell asleep.
Total miles of the trip = 740 miles
Miles traveled before Jai fell asleep = 259 miles
Miles left to travel = Total miles - Miles traveled before Jai fell asleep
Miles left to travel = 740 miles - 259 miles
Miles left to travel = 481 miles

Now, we can calculate the percentage of the total trip that had been traveled when Jai fell asleep:
Percentage of trip traveled = (Miles traveled before Jai fell asleep / Total miles of the trip) * 100
Percentage of trip traveled = (259 miles / 740 miles) * 100
Percentage of trip traveled = (0.35) * 100
Percentage of trip traveled = 35%

So, Jai's family had traveled 35% of the total trip when Jai fell asleep.