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.

Answer 1

To find the total miles Wendy jogs in a week, we first need to calculate the length of the nature trail.

1. The length of the route in the city is 5.5 miles.
2. The length of the nature trail is 1.5 times as long as the city route: \[ \text{Length of nature trail} = 5.5 \times 1.5 = 8.25 \text{ miles} \]

Now we add the distances she jogs in both locations:

\[ \text{Total miles} = \text{City route} + \text{Nature trail} = 5.5 + 8.25 \]

To add these, we can align the decimal points:

\[ \begin{array}{r} 5.50 \

• 8.25 \ \hline 13.75 \ \end{array} \]

Wendy jogs a total of 13.75 miles each week.