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PLEASE HELP URGENT!!! A relay race is 1 3 4 miles long. Each relay team has 4 runners. If each runner runs the same distance in the race, how far will each runner run? Choose the correct answer. StartFraction 7 Over 4 EndFraction times StartFraction 4 Over 1 EndFraction = 7, so each runner runs 7 miles. StartFraction 7 Over 4 EndFraction times StartFraction 4 Over 1 EndFraction = 28, so each runner runs 28 miles. StartFraction 7 Over 4 EndFraction times StartFraction 4 Over 1 EndFraction = StartFraction 7 over 16 EndFraction, so each runner runs StartFraction 7 Over 16 EndFraction miles. StartFraction 7 Over 4 EndFraction times StartFraction 4 Over 1 EndFraction = StartFraction 7 over 8 EndFraction, so each runner runs StartFraction 7 Over 8 EndFractionmiles.

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Answer:

7/16

Explanation:

PLEASE HELP URGENT!!! A relay race is 1 3 4 miles long. Each relay team has 4 runners-example-1
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Answer:

Each runner runs 7/16 miles

Explanation:

Total distance = 1 3/4 miles

Runners per team = 4

If each runner runs the same distance in the race, how far will each runner run?

Distance covered by each runner = Total distance / runners per team

= 1 3/4 ÷ 4

= 7/4 ÷ 4

= 7/4 × 1/4

= 7/16 miles

StartFraction 7 Over 4 EndFraction times StartFraction 4 Over 1 EndFraction = StartFraction 7 over 16 EndFraction, so each runner runs StartFraction 7 Over 16 EndFraction miles.

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