SOLUTION: If one skip equals four hops and if one jump equals three skips, what is the total number of hops in a hop, a skip, and a jump?

Question 257446: If one skip equals four hops and if one jump equals three skips, what is the total number of hops in a hop, a skip, and a jump?
Found 2 solutions by drk, richwmiller:
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We have the following:
(i)
(ii)
rewrite (i) as
(iii)
this will help with the conversion of J.
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1H = 1H
1S = 4H
1J = 3S = 12H
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s=4h
j=3s
j=3*4h
leap=h+s+j
leap=h+4h+12h
leap=17 hops
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