At Point Pleasant Park the advanced Trail is 3.6 * as long as the medium Trail and the medium Trail is 1.2 * as long as the Beginners Trail how many times has long as the Beginners Trail is the advanced Trail write your answer as a decimal

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Let's define the lengths of the trails using the following variables:

  • Let \( B \) be the length of the Beginners Trail.
  • The Medium Trail, being 1.2 times as long as the Beginners Trail, can be represented as \( M = 1.2B \).
  • The Advanced Trail, being 3.6 times as long as the Medium Trail, can be represented as \( A = 3.6M \).

Now, substituting for \( M \):

\[ A = 3.6(1.2B) \]

Calculating \( A \):

\[ A = 3.6 \times 1.2B = 4.32B \]

Therefore, the Advanced Trail is 4.32 times as long as the Beginners Trail.

Final answer: The Advanced Trail is 4.32 times as long as the Beginners Trail.