Question

Last week, Peter ran 3 1/5 laps around the lake. Isaac ran 1 1/4 times as many laps around the lake as Peter did. How many laps around the lake did Isaac run?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number

Answer 1

4 laps

Explanation:

`3 (1)/(5) * 1 (1)/(4) =`

`(16)/(5) * (5)/(4) = (80)/(20) =4`

Isaac ran 4 laps.