Holiday Trip

Middle School Madness - September 25, 2023



Brenda and her family were driving to her grandmother’s house during a holiday.  During the drive, Brenda fell asleep halfway through the trip.  When she awoke, her family still had to travel half the distance that she had traveled while she was sleeping.  For what fraction of the entire trip had Brenda been asleep?  Enter your fraction as a decimal.

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