Question

Grayson ran 2 1/2 miles around the track .each lap is 5/6 of a mile .how many laps did Grayson run?

Answer 1

Given:

Number of miles covered =
`2(1)/(2)`

Length of each lap =
`(5)/(6)` of a mile.

To find:

The number of laps.

Solution:

We know that,

`\text{Number of laps}=\frac{\text{Number of miles covered}}{\text{Length of each lap}}`

`\text{Number of laps}=(2(1)/(2))/((5)/(6))`

`\text{Number of laps}=((5)/(2))/((5)/(6))`

`\text{Number of laps}=(5)/(2)* (6)/(5)`

`\text{Number of laps}=3`

Therefore, Grayson ran 3 laps.