During a triathlon, Sharon swims #1/4#of the total route and cycles #3/5# of the remaining route. She runs the rest of the route. It she runs #3,600# meters, what is the total distance of the triathlon route?
1 Answer
Jun 11, 2018
The triathlon is 24km long.
(6km swimming, 14.4km cycling and 3.6km running)
Explanation:
(3600m = 3.6km)
we know that
multiplying both sides with 20, gives
or (moving all terms with
meaning #x=(72000/3) = 24
The triathlon route is 24km long