Question

In gym class, you run 1 1/2 miles on the track. One lap is 1/4 mile. How many laps do you run?

Answer 1

To calculate the number of laps, divide the total distance (1 1/2 miles) by the distance of one lap (1/4 mile), which results in 6 laps.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student in the question has run 1 1/2 miles on a track where one lap is 1/4 mile. To find out how many laps this equates to, we need to divide the total distance run by the distance of one lap. Here's the calculation:

• Total distance run: 1 1/2 miles or 3/2 miles (converting to an improper fraction).
• Distance per lap: 1/4 mile.
• Number of laps: (3/2) / (1/4) which is the same as (3/2) * (4/1) = 6.

So, the student would have run 6 laps to complete 1 1/2 miles.