Question: At Point pleasant, the Advanced Trail is 3.6 times as long as the Medium trail, and the Medium Trail is 1.2times as long as the Beginners Trail. How many times as long as the Begginers Trail is the Advanced

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At Point pleasant, the Advanced Trail is 3.6 times as long as the Medium trail, and the Medium Trail is 1.2times as long as the Beginners Trail. How many times as long as the Begginers Trail is the Advanced

Answer 1

Let:

• \( B \) be the length of the Beginners Trail.
• Then the length of the Medium Trail (\( M \)) can be expressed as \( M = 1.2B \).
• The length of the Advanced Trail (\( A \)) is given by \( A = 3.6M \).

Substituting \( M \) with \( 1.2B \) in the equation for \( A \):

\[ A = 3.6 \times (1.2B) \]

Calculating this:

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

So, the Advanced Trail is \( 4.32 \) times as long as the Beginners Trail.