Ranjeet travels 452 km to his hometown. If he takes a bus for 225 km and a train for the remaining journey, what distance (in decimals) did he travel by train?
18.1 km
We can either convert the fractions to decimals before calculation or after calculation.
Method 1 : - Distance travelled by bus = 225 out of 452 km
Distance left to be covered by train = 452 - 225
= 22510 - 4410
= 18110
= 18.1 km in decimal
Method 2 : -
Distance travelled by bus = 225 km = 4.4 km out of 452 = 22.5 km
Distance left to be covered by train = 22.5 - 4.4 = 18.1 km