You are biking to the library. When you

are 75% of the way there, you realize

you forgot a book. So you turn around

and head back. When you are of the

way back you realize you don't need the

book, so you turn around again and bike

3.2 miles back to the library. How far do

you live from the library?

I need just the explanation, I have the answer-

6.4 miles.

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Deborah Ferguson

Mathematics

24 May, 15:56

You are biking to the library. When you

are 75% of the way there, you realize

you forgot a book. So you turn around

and head back. When you are of the

way back you realize you don't need the

book, so you turn around again and bike

3.2 miles back to the library. How far do

you live from the library?

I need just the explanation, I have the answer-

6.4 miles.

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Shane Schaefer · Answer 1

Step by step explanation: 3.2 miles was half of the remaining 25%, which is 6.4 miles. You were 50% of the way back when you realized you didn't need the book.