Question

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The running back for the Bulldogs football team carried the ball 9 times for a total loss of 11 1/4 yards. Find the average change in field position on each run. Enter the average change as a simplified mixed number.

Answer 1

average change on each run is -1 1/4 yards

Explanation:

11 1/4 is 45/4 as an improper fraction

45/4 ÷ 9 is 45/4 x 1/9 = 5/4