Question

To solve 6÷14, James thinks about how the distance from his home to the store is 1/4 mile and he wonders how many times he would have to walk that distance to walk 6 miles. What is the quotient of 6 and 1/4? Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

To find out how many times one has to walk a ⅛ mile distance (1/4 mile) to cover 6 miles, divide 6 by ⅛, which is equivalent to 6 × 4, giving us a quotient of 24.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking to find the quotient of 6 miles and ⅛ mile (which is 1/4 mile). To solve this, we use division.

1. First, note that 1 mile is equal to 5280 feet. Therefore, to find out how many feet are in 6 miles, you multiply 6 by 5280.
2. This gives us 6 miles × 5280 feet/mile = 31680 feet. So, x equals 31,680 feet.
3. To find out how many ⅛ mile stretches are in 6 miles, we divide 6 by ⅛.
4. Remember that dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal.
5. So we have 6 ÷ ⅛ which is the same as 6 × 4.
6. This equals 24.
7. Therefore, James would have to walk the ⅛ mile distance 24 times to cover 6 miles.