Asked by jay
Tom wants to run 2 1/2 miles on a 2/3mile track how many laps does tom run. I had add 2/3+2/3= 4/3 adding it up to get a 2 1/2 miles but it added. To 2 laps that don't sound right I need help need to have this dome tonight can't figure it out
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Brainiac
the easiest way to do this is to divide the fractions. first turn 2 1/2 into an improper fraction, 5/4. Then find the reciprocal of 2/3. Finding the reciprocal is just flipping 2/3 upsidown and multiplying instead of dividing.
2 1/2 divided by 2/3
5/2 divided by 2/3
5/2 times 3/2
15/4
3 3/4 laps
you can check the answer by multiplying 3 3/4 and 2/3, because multiplication is the opposite of division. i assure you, this answer as well as this procedure is correct, though it may seem like nonsense.
2 1/2 divided by 2/3
5/2 divided by 2/3
5/2 times 3/2
15/4
3 3/4 laps
you can check the answer by multiplying 3 3/4 and 2/3, because multiplication is the opposite of division. i assure you, this answer as well as this procedure is correct, though it may seem like nonsense.
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