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A group on a sponsored hike covered one eighth of the total distance on the first day...

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A group on a sponsored hike covered one eighth of the total distance on the first day. The next day they covered one quarter of what was left. The following day they covered two fifths of the remainder and on the fourth day half of the remaining distance.

The group now have 12 miles left. How many miles have they walked?

posted Jun 3, 2016 by Akriti

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2 Answers

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To be precisely
Distance walked: 48.95238 Mile
Total Distance: 60.95238 Mile

answer Jun 6, 2016 by Salil Agrawal
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appro 61 miles

answer Jun 7, 2016 by Jaganathan



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