Helen determined she walks about 1,800 steps per [tex]\frac{4}{5}[/tex] mile. How many steps did she take if she walked 3 miles?
Answer (2)
To calculate how many steps Helen took for walking 3 miles, we set up a proportion based on her rate of 1,800 steps per 0.8 miles and found that she took 6,750 steps.
Helen determined she walks about 1,800 steps per 4/5 mile. To find out how many steps she took for walking 3 miles, we'll need to set up a proportion and solve for the unknown number of steps.
First, we convert the fraction to a decimal to make our calculation easier: 4/5 mile is equivalent to 0.8 miles. Now we know that 1,800 steps is to 0.8 miles as the unknown number of steps, let's call it x , is to 3 miles.
So the proportion is:
1,800 steps / 0.8 miles = x steps / 3 miles
Now we solve for x :
x = (1,800 steps / 0.8 miles) * 3 miles
x = 2,250 steps * 3
x = 6,750 steps
Therefore, Helen took 6,750 steps if she walked 3 miles.
Helen took 6,750 steps if she walked 3 miles based on her rate of 1,800 steps per 5 4 mile. This was found using a proportion to relate her known steps to the distance she walked. By solving the proportion, we established that she walked a total of 6,750 steps for 3 miles.
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