Question

You ran 4 1/2 times around a quarter mile track. how far did you run?

Answer 1

4 1/2 = 8/2 + 1/2 = 9/2
9/2 * 1/4 = 9/8 = 1 1/8 (which is 1.125 of course)

Answer 2

You ran a total of 1.125 miles (0.25 miles x 4.5).

Answer 3

That's correct! You ran a total of 1.125 miles. Thank you for the clarification.