Question

Samira ran around a park loop that was 1/3 mile long. She ran around the loop 9 times. Samira says she ran 9/3 miles. Her brother Amal says she ran 3 miles. Who is correct? Use words and drawings to explain how you know.

Answer 1

The brother is correct by convention but technically they are the exact same number, I'd just say the brother because he simplied it to be a more usable number.

Answer 2

They are both correct because 9/3 is equal to 3