Four friends each swim 3/5

Question

of a mile in a relay. What is the total distance they swim?

(1 point)
Responses

2/2/5
miles
2 and 2 fifths miles

3 miles
3 miles

1/1/2
miles
1 and 1 halfmiles

12/3/5
miles

Answer 1

To find the total distance that the four friends swim, you can multiply the distance each friend swims by the number of friends.

Each friend swims \( \frac{3}{5} \) of a mile. Since there are 4 friends, you calculate the total distance as follows:

\[ \text{Total distance} = 4 \times \frac{3}{5} = \frac{12}{5} \text{ miles} \]

Now, converting \( \frac{12}{5} \) to a mixed number:

\[ \frac{12}{5} = 2 \frac{2}{5} \text{ miles} \]

Thus, the total distance that they swim is \( 2 \frac{2}{5} \) miles.

The correct response is:

2 and 2 fifths miles