To find the total distance traveled by the ferry in one day, we need to multiply the distance of one trip by the number of trips made.
The distance of one trip is 3 5/8 miles.
If we convert the mixed number 3 5/8 to an improper fraction, it becomes 29/8.
So, the distance of one trip is 29/8 miles.
To find the total distance traveled, we multiply the distance per trip (29/8 miles) by the number of trips (33).
Therefore, the total distance traveled by the ferry in one day is (29/8) * 33.
To simplify the multiplication, we can first multiply the whole numbers:
33 * 29 = 957.
The product of the whole numbers is 957.
To multiply the fractions, we multiply the numerators together and the denominators together:
8 * 33 = 264.
So, (29/8) * 33 = 957/264.
To simplify the fraction, we can find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and denominator, and divide both by it:
GCD(957, 264) = 3.
957/3 = 319,
264/3 = 88.
So, (29/8) * 33 = 319/88.
The fraction 319/88 cannot be simplified any further.
Therefore, the total distance traveled by the ferry in one day is 319/88 miles.
The closest answer choice to 319/88 is:
C. The ferry traveled 5 27/41 total miles in one day.
A Ferry carries passengers, a distance of three 5/8 miles across a river the ferry made 33 trips across the river in one day
Which of the following is true
A. The ferry traveled 119 5/8 total miles in one day
B. The ferry traveled 23 14/41 total miles in one day
C.the ferry traveled 5 27/41 total miles in one day
D. The ferry traveled 7 1/33 total miles in one day
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