SOLUTION: The distance from Shania's house to school is 3/5 of the distance from Faith's house to school. What percent of the distance that Faith travels each morning does Shania travel

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Question 675348: The distance from Shania's house to school is 3/5 of the distance from Faith's house to school. What percent of the distance that Faith travels each morning does Shania travel
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Answer by sachi(548) (Show Source):
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let distance from faith's house is x m
then distance from shaina's house is 3x/5 m
so percent of the distance does Shania travel that Faith travels each morning
is (3x/5)(x)*100=60%
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
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The ratio ( Shania's house to school ) / ( Faith's house to school )
is ( 3/5 ) / 1 which equals 3/5

Shania's distance is 60% of Faith's distance