Wendy jogs a 5.5-mile route in the city with her running club once a week. She also jogs a nature trail near her home once a week. The nature trail is 1.5 times as long as the route in the city. How many miles does Wendy jog in all each week? Write your answer as a whole number or decimal. miles

Answer 1

To find out how many miles Wendy jogs in all each week, we need to calculate the distance of the nature trail and then add it to the distance of the city route.

1. Distance of the city route: 5.5 miles

2. Distance of the nature trail: \[ \text{Distance} = 1.5 \times 5.5 \text{ miles} = 8.25 \text{ miles} \]

3. Total distance jogged each week: \[ \text{Total distance} = 5.5 \text{ miles} + 8.25 \text{ miles} = 13.75 \text{ miles} \]

Thus, Wendy jogs 13.75 miles in total each week.