in a relay race, each runner runs 5/8 of a mile. if there are 3 runners on a team, How many mile does the team run altogether

Answer 1

To find out how many miles the team runs altogether, you can multiply the distance each runner runs by the number of runners on the team.

Each runner runs \( \frac{5}{8} \) of a mile, and there are 3 runners.

So, the total distance run by the team is:

\[ 3 \times \frac{5}{8} = \frac{15}{8} \text{ miles} \]

To convert \( \frac{15}{8} \) into a mixed number:

\[ \frac{15}{8} = 1 \frac{7}{8} \text{ miles} \]

Therefore, the team runs a total of \( 1 \frac{7}{8} \) miles.