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Erin runs laps each day on a track that is 4/8 miles long. This week, she ran 4 4/8 miles on the track. How many laps did she run?

Erin runs laps each day on a track that is 4/8 miles long. This week, she ran 4 4/8 miles-example-1
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First, we're going to convert the mixed number into a/n improper fraction.
(4 × 8 ) + 4 = 36/8

Now we're going to divide 36/8 by 4/8 since 4/8 = 1 lap.
36 / 4 = 9.

That is how we get our answer, 9 laps.

Our final answer is 9 laps.

Hope this helps!~
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