Final answer:
By dividing the total time of 24 minutes Lashonda wants to run by the time it takes her to run a lap (4 minutes), we find that she can run a maximum of 6 laps. But since the goal is to run less than 24 minutes, the possible number of laps she will run today is 5 laps.
The correct option is A.
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine the possible number of laps Lashonda can run in less than 24 minutes with each lap taking 4 minutes, we need to perform a simple division. We divide the total time she wants to run by the time per lap.
Lashonda can run a lap in 4 minutes, so we divide 24 minutes by 4 minutes per lap to find how many laps she can run. 24 ÷ 4 = 6. This means Lashonda can run up to 6 laps in 24 minutes. However, since the question asks for the number of laps she can run in less than 24 minutes, the actual possible number of laps would be one less than 6.
Therefore, the correct answer is 5 laps (answer A).