SOLUTION: while travelig to his grandmother's for easter, George fell asleep halfway through the journey. When he awoke, he still had to travel half the distance that he had traveled while s

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Question 50340: while travelig to his grandmother's for easter, George fell asleep halfway through the journey. When he awoke, he still had to travel half the distance that he had traveled while sleeping. For what part of the entire journey had he been asleep?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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George fell asleep halfway through the journey.
George was awake the 1st half of the journey.
At this point he fell asleep.
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When he awoke, he still had to travel half the distance that he had traveled while sleeping.
He had been sleeping half of one-half of the journey.
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For what part of the entire journey had he been asleep?
He was asleep half of one-half of the journey, or 1/4 of the
total journey.
Cheers,
Stan H.