Question

Edwin ran 5 1/3 miles around the track.Each lap is 2/3 of a mile.How many laps did edwin run

Answer 1

We are given the following information

The total distance Edwin covered is

`5(1)/(3)=(16)/(3)\text{miles}`

The length of each lap is

`(2)/(3)\text{miles}`

To get the number of laps he covered, we will divide the total distance by the length of each lap

`(16)/(3)/(2)/(3)`

Simplifying, we will have

`(16)/(3)*(3)/(2)=(48)/(6)=8\text{ laps}`

Thus, Edwin covered 8 laps