Horace is riding his bike on a bike path. Horace's bike got a flat tire 3/4 of the way down the path and he had to stop. How far did Horace ride?

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The distance travelled before developing a flat tire illustrates multiplication of fractions

Horace rode a distance of [tex]\frac {9}{16} mile[/tex] before having a flat tire

From the complete question, the length of the path is given as

[tex]Length=\frac 34\ mile[/tex]

The fraction of distance (d) traveled before having a flat tire is:

[tex]d=\frac 34[/tex]

So, the distance (D) travelled is:

[tex]D=d \times Length[/tex]

This gives

[tex]D= \frac 34 \times \frac 34\ mile[/tex]

Rewrite as:

[tex]D= \frac {3 \times 3}{4 \times 4} mile[/tex]

[tex]D= \frac {9}{16} mile[/tex]

Hence, Horace rode a distance of [tex]\frac {9}{16} mile[/tex]

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