Question

A marathon is 131/5 miles long. The race coordinator has 11 volunteers, and wants to assign each one to be in charge of an equal stretch of the course. How many miles will the stretch be?

Answer 1

To assign an equal stretch of the marathon course to each volunteer, we need to divide the total distance by the number of volunteers. Each volunteer will be in charge of approximately 2.09 miles of the course.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many miles will be in each stretch of the course, we can divide the total distance of the marathon by the number of volunteers. The marathon is 26.2 miles long, or 131/5 miles. Since there are 11 volunteers, we can divide 131/5 by 11 to find out the length of each stretch.

131/5 ÷ 11 = 23/1 ÷ 11/1 = 23/11 miles.

Therefore, each volunteer will be in charge of approximately 2.09 miles of the course.This division ensures an equitable distribution of the marathon course among the volunteers, with each participant responsible for covering approximately 2.09 miles during their designated stretch of the race.