Haruka hiked several kilometers in the morning. She only hiked 6 kilometers in the afternoon, which was 25% less she had hiked in the morning.

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Janessa Cantu

Mathematics

17 February, 13:56

Haruka hiked several kilometers in the morning. She only hiked 6 kilometers in the afternoon, which was 25% less she had hiked in the morning.

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Nathen Mcclain · Answer 1

WEW can use a simple equation to solve this

Let x be the number of kilometers she hiked in the morning. Then

x - 0.25x = 6 (Note 0.25 = 25 %)

0.75x = 6

x = 6 / 0.75 = 8 kilometers answer