Question

At Point Pleasant Park, the Advanced Trail is 3.6 times as long as the Medium Trail, and the Medium Trail is 1.2 times as long as the Beginner's Trail. How many times as long as the Beginner’s Trail is the Advanced Trail? Write your answer as a decimal.(1 point)
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Answer 1

Let the length of the Beginner's Trail be denoted as \( x \).

According to the problem:

1. The Medium Trail is 1.2 times the length of the Beginner's Trail:
\[
\text{Medium Trail} = 1.2x
\]

2. The Advanced Trail is 3.6 times the length of the Medium Trail:
\[
\text{Advanced Trail} = 3.6 \times (1.2x)
\]

Now let's calculate the length of the Advanced Trail:

\[
\text{Advanced Trail} = 3.6 \times 1.2x = 4.32x
\]

This indicates that the Advanced Trail is 4.32 times as long as the Beginner's Trail.

Thus, the final answer is:
\[
\boxed{4.32}
\]