Question

The first team member ran in a 3person relay race must run 2 1/4 laps the second member must run 1 1/2 laps the third member must run 3 5/8 laps maw many laps must eatch team run

Answer 1

So the total number of laps run =
`7(3)/(8)`

Explanation:

The first team member in a 3 person team has to run
`2(1)/(4)` laps, the second person has to run
`1(1)/(2)` and the third person has to run
`3(5)/(8)` laps.

We have to find total number of laps run by each team.

Total number of laps =
`2(1)/(4)+1(1)/(2) +3(5)/(8)`

=
`(18)/(8)+(12)/(8)+(29)/(8)`

=
`(59)/(8)`

=
`7(3)/(8)`

So the total number of laps run =
`7(3)/(8)`