Question

Angelo rode his bike around the trail that was 1/4 of a mile long. He rode his bike around the trail 8 times. Angelo says he rode a total of 8/4 miles. Terresa says he is wrong and that he actually rode 2 miles. Who is correct? Use your words to explain how you know?

Answer 1

They both are correct

Explanation:

It is given that :

The length of the trail is = 1/4 of a mile

Angelo rode his bike around the trail = 8 times

So Angelo said that he rode his bike around the trail for = 8/4 miles

Terresa says Angelo actually rode his bike = 2 miles

They both are correct as 8/4 mile is equal to 2 miles in the simplified form.

So both of them are correct.