Julie and some friends decided to take a trip around the Grand Canyon in Arizona

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Julie and some friends decided to take a trip around the Grand Canyon in Arizona. they traveled one third the trip by mule 6 kilometers by boat and one half the distance by foot. how long was the trip Julie and some friends decided to take a trip around the Grand Canyon in Arizona. they traveled one third the trip by mule 6 kilometers by boat and one half the distance by foot. how long was the trip Julie and some friends decided to take a trip around the Grand Canyon in Arizona. they traveled one third the trip by mule 6 kilometers by boat and one half the distance by foot. how long was the trip

Explanation / Answer

let say the total trip was x km long

x/3 : one third the trip by mule

6 kilometers by boat and

x/2: one half the distance by foot

so x = x/3 + 6 + x/2

x = 5x/6 + 6

x - 5x/6 = 6

x/6 = 6

x = 36 km

total trip was 36 km long

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