A track team ran 20 laps, of the total 20 laps, Sara completed 4/5, Jamie completed 5/8, Keenan completed 5/9, maya completed 0.833, and Trey completed 0.875. Identify the descending numeric order of the lap completed

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To find the descending order of the laps completed by each team member, we first need to convert their fractions and decimals into actual lap counts. The total laps are 20, so we will calculate the number of laps for each team member.

  1. Sara: \[ \text{Laps completed} = \frac{4}{5} \times 20 = 16 \text{ laps} \]

  2. Jamie: \[ \text{Laps completed} = \frac{5}{8} \times 20 = 12.5 \text{ laps} \]

  3. Keenan: \[ \text{Laps completed} = \frac{5}{9} \times 20 \approx 11.11 \text{ laps} \quad (\text{exactly } \frac{100}{9} \text{ laps}) \]

  4. Maya: \[ \text{Laps completed} = 0.833 \times 20 \approx 16.66 \text{ laps} \]

  5. Trey: \[ \text{Laps completed} = 0.875 \times 20 = 17.5 \text{ laps} \]

Now, we summarize the laps each person completed:

  • Sara: 16 laps
  • Jamie: 12.5 laps
  • Keenan: 11.11 laps (or \( \frac{100}{9} \))
  • Maya: 16.66 laps (or \( 20 \times 0.833 \))
  • Trey: 17.5 laps

Now, let's put these values in descending order:

  • Sara: 16 laps
  • Maya: 16.66 laps
  • Trey: 17.5 laps
  • Jamie: 12.5 laps
  • Keenan: 11.11 laps

Organizing them from highest to lowest:

  1. Trey: 17.5 laps
  2. Maya: 16.66 laps
  3. Sara: 16 laps
  4. Jamie: 12.5 laps
  5. Keenan: 11.11 laps

So the descending order of the laps completed is:

Trey, Maya, Sara, Jamie, Keenan.