A man drives 26 1/5 miles to work every day. He stops for coffee at a shop that is 7/8 of the way to this job. How far does the man drive before he stops for coffee?

Question

There are four answer choices.

A) 27 3/40 miles

B) 23 37/40 miles

C) 35/1048 miles

D) 22 37/40 miles

Answer 1

A man drives 26 1/5 miles to work every day. He stops for coffee at a shop that is 7/8 of the way to this job. How far does the man drive before he stops for coffee?

Distance to work = 26 1/5 miles = 131/5 miles

7/8 of this distance is (7/8)*(131/5) = 917/40 = 22 37/40 miles

Distance travelled by man before stopping for coffeee = 22 37/40 miles