in a relay race, each runner runs 2/3 of a mile if there are 4 runners on a team, how many miles 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 \( \frac{2}{3} \) of a mile, and there are 4 runners on the team.

So, the total distance the team runs is:

\[ \text{Total distance} = \text{Distance per runner} \times \text{Number of runners} = \frac{2}{3} \times 4 \]

Calculating that:

\[ \frac{2}{3} \times 4 = \frac{2 \times 4}{3} = \frac{8}{3} \]

To convert \( \frac{8}{3} \) into a mixed number:

\[ \frac{8}{3} = 2 \frac{2}{3} \]

So, the team runs a total of \( \frac{8}{3} \) miles, or 2 and \( \frac{2}{3} \) miles.