Question

a volunteer group decided to pick up trash along a stretch of road measuring five and one third miles. the group divided into five teams to cover an equal distance. What distance will each group have to cover?​

Answer 1

Answer: 1
`(1)/(15)` miles

Explanation:

We will divide the length of the road, five and one-third miles by the number of groups, five teams, to find the answer to this question.

(5 1/3) / 5 = (16/3) / 5 = (16/3) * (1/5) = 16/15 = 1 1/15 miles

* Note: We can use "keep change flip" when multiplying with fractions. Keep the first number, change to multiplication, flip to the reciprocal of the second number