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How many miles has she run?

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Leading up to a marathon, a runner has stepped up her training and set herself a number of streets to cover in a week.

On the first day she covers one quarter of the total distance.

The next day she covers one quarter of what is left.

The following day she covers two fifths of the remainder and on the fourth day half of the remaining distance.

She now has 10 miles left.

How many miles has she run?

posted Nov 17, 2014 by Aman

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She completed 49.25 miles and total distance is 59.25 miles

answer Nov 18, 2014 by Kshitij Maloo



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