in 2001 ,two women skied 1675 miles in 89 days accross the landmass of antartica.they still had to ski 508 miles accross the Ross Ice shelf to reach McMurdo station.About wat percent of their distance remained? show ur work.
A. 2%
B. 17 %
C. 23%
D. 30%
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2006-10-08 08:54:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
It's 508 / (1675+508) * 100 = 23.27%, so choice C.
2006-10-08 09:03:05 · answer #1 · answered by James L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Total trip=1675+508=2183 miles
Left to go=508 miles
% left=508/2183=23%
C
2006-10-08 16:21:27 · answer #2 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
total distance to be covered = 508+1675
distance remaining after 89 days = 508
fraction of total distance remaining = 508/(508+1675) convert fraction into %
Best of Luck - Mike
2006-10-08 16:04:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their total distance would be 1675+508=2183.
Just divide the distance remaining by the total distance to get:
.2327072835547412...
So the closest answer is C. 23%
2006-10-08 16:03:53 · answer #4 · answered by mediaptera 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1675+508=2183
503/2103=23.77%
To get a percentage of, divide the number into the total.
2006-10-08 16:04:27 · answer #5 · answered by bigpaul 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋