Question

Wendy wants to run 3 miles. Each lap around the track at her school is 1/8 mile. Wendy wants to figure out how many laps she needs to run.

Answer 1

Wendy needs to run 24 laps around the track.

Explanation:

Hi there!

We're given:

- Wendy wants to run 3 miles

- School track = 1/8 miles per lap

Let x be equal to the number of laps that Wendy has to run.

If she wants to run 3 miles, then she wants to run x laps around the track:

1/8x = 3

Divide both sides by 1/8:

x = 8 * 3

x = 24

Therefore, Wendy needs to run 24 laps around the track.

I hope this helps!