To find the total distance run by the 9 runners, each running \( \frac{3}{4} \) of a kilometer, you can multiply the distance each runner runs by the number of runners:
\[ \text{Total distance} = \text{Number of runners} \times \text{Distance per runner} \] \[ \text{Total distance} = 9 \times \frac{3}{4} \]
To multiply \( 9 \) by \( \frac{3}{4} \), you can first write \( 9 \) as a fraction \( \frac{9}{1} \):
\[ \text{Total distance} = \frac{9}{1} \times \frac{3}{4} = \frac{9 \times 3}{1 \times 4} = \frac{27}{4} \]
So, the total distance run by the 9 runners is \( \frac{27}{4} \) kilometers.
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