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jeff rode his bike around the bike trail that was 1/2 of a mile long. he rode around the trail 9 times. how many miles did jeff ride?

User GraSim
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Answer:

Explanation:

If it is hard to multiply fractions, you can always convert it into decimal form.

1/2 is equivalent to 0.5

Since he went around the trail 9 times, you have to multiply 0.5 times 9 which equals 4.5.

That means Jeff rode 4 1/2 miles

Hope this helps!

User Vinnydiehl
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Answer:

Jeff rode 4 1/2 miles

Explanation:

a simple way to do this is divide 9 by 2 to get 4 1/2

User Peter Lewerin
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