Question

Now that you have mastered solving fraction word problems, let's solve the problem in

the Real-World Connection.
Willa is a runner on a relay team. In an upcoming race, each team member will run
3/8 of
a mile. If there are 4 runners, how long is the race?
of
Shade and label the visual model below to show how to solve the problem. Then write
the answer on the lines.

Answer 1

`(12)/(8)` or 1
`(4)/(8)` or 1
`(1)/(2)` These are all the same answer.

Explanation:

Helping in the name of Jesus.

Answer 2

To solve the problem, we need to multiply the distance each runner will run by the number of runners and get the total distance of the race. So we have:

distance per runner = 3/8 mile

number of runners = 4

total distance = distance per runner x number of runners

total distance = 3/8 x 4

total distance = 12/8 miles

To simplify the answer, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by 4, which gives us:

total distance = 3/2 miles

Therefore, the race is 3/2 miles long.