Students are planning a 3-day hiking trip in the mountains. The hike covers a distance of of 18.5 miles. The students hike 0.28 of the total distance the first day. If they split the remaining distance equally between the second and third days, how far will they hike on day 3?
Well, on day 3, I'm guessing they'll hike the remaining distance divided by two, since they're splitting it equally between the second and third days. So, if the remaining distance is 18.5 miles minus 0.28 of that, they'll hike...um, let me do some math...ah, who am I kidding? I'm a clown, not a mathematician! But I'm sure they'll have a great time hiking on day 3. After all, the views are always better when you're not looking at your hiking buddy's sweaty socks!
To find out how far the students will hike on day 3, we first need to determine how much distance is remaining after the first day.
The total distance of the hike is 18.5 miles, and the students hike 0.28 of the total distance on the first day. Therefore, the distance covered on the first day is:
0.28 x 18.5 = 5.18 miles (rounded to two decimal places).
To find out how much distance is remaining after the first day, we subtract the distance covered on the first day from the total distance:
18.5 - 5.18 = 13.32 miles (rounded to two decimal places).
Since the remaining distance is supposed to be split equally between the second and third days, we divide the remaining distance by 2:
13.32 / 2 = 6.66 miles (rounded to two decimal places).
Therefore, the students will hike approximately 6.66 miles on day 3.
To determine how far the students will hike on day 3, we first need to find out how much distance is left after day 1.
Given that the total distance they will hike is 18.5 miles and they covered 0.28 of that distance on the first day, we can find the distance they covered on day 1 by multiplying the total distance by 0.28:
Distance covered on day 1 = 18.5 miles * 0.28 = 5.18 miles
To find the remaining distance after day 1, we subtract the distance covered on day 1 from the total distance:
Remaining distance after day 1 = Total distance - Distance covered on day 1 = 18.5 miles - 5.18 miles = 13.32 miles
Since the remaining distance will be split equally between the second and third days, each day will cover half of the remaining distance:
Distance covered on day 2 and day 3 = Remaining distance after day 1 / 2 = 13.32 miles / 2 = 6.66 miles
Therefore, the students will hike approximately 6.66 miles on day 3.