Question

Ojomo covered 1/2 of his journey by car, 1/8 of it by boat and for the remaining 30kilometres, he travelled by train. How many kilometres did he travel altogether

Answer 1

Let the total distance be D km. He travelled 1/2 + 1/8 = 4/8 + 1/8 = 5/8 of D by car and boat, so the remainder is 1 - 5/8 = 3/8 of D, which equals 30 km.

So (3/8)D = 30 → D = 30 × (8/3) = 80 km.

Answer: 80 kilometres.