SOLUTION: A person travels 3.5 km from place A to B. He travels 1×2/3 km on bicycle , 1×1/6 km on scooter and rest on foot. What portion of the whole distance does he covers on foot.?

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Question 1057006: A person travels 3.5 km from place A to B. He travels 1×2/3 km on bicycle , 1×1/6 km on scooter and rest on foot. What portion of the whole distance does he covers on foot.?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39626) About Me  (Show Source):
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This appears to be simple addition of fractions, but just how do you mean that x symbol in the "bicycle" and the "scooter" distances? If b for bicycle and s for scooter and f for "on foot", then b%2Bs%2Bf=3.5.

Answer by ikleyn(52858) About Me  (Show Source):
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A person travels 3.5 km from place A to B.    - I understand it very well, thank you.

He travels 1×2/3 km on bicycle.               - I do not understand it. You use very non-traditional way to present the numbers. What is it?

1×1/6 km on scooter and rest on foot.         - Again, what is "1x1/6" ?

Is my understanding correct that you use the symbol "x" as a place-holder for the blank symbol?


I write 1 1%2F6 in such cases.

Click the button "Edit" under my post to see "the code" on how to write it.