Question

Last week, Thomas ran 5 1/4 miles. This week, he planes to run 1/2 as far as he ran last week. How many miles does Thomas plan to run this week?

Answer 1

2.625

Explanation:

Last week Thomas ran 5 1/4 miles

This week he plans to run 1/2 miles as far

Therefore the number of miles he plans to run cann be calculated as follows

= 5 1/4 × 1/2

= 21/4 × 1/2

= 21/8

= 2.625

Hence Thomas plans to run 2.625 miles