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?

Question

Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.
miles

Answer 1

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

Given that the city route is 5.5 miles and the nature trail is 1.5 times as long, we can compute the length of the nature trail as follows:

\[ \text{Length of nature trail} = 1.5 \times \text{Length of city route} = 1.5 \times 5.5 \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ 1.5 \times 5.5 = 8.25 \text{ miles} \]

Next, we add the distance of both routes to find the total distance Wendy jogs each week:

\[ \text{Total distance} = \text{Length of city route} + \text{Length of nature trail} = 5.5 + 8.25 \]

Now we calculate:

\[ 5.5 + 8.25 = 13.75 \text{ miles} \]

Thus, Wendy jogs a total of

\[ \boxed{13.75} \]

miles each week.