Asked by Sofia

Quintin’s running club is running a 2 /12 mile race. There are 8 members, and each one only wants to run 1/4 mile. Is this possible? Why or why not?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
No. If each of the 8 runners runs 1/4 mile, the total they run is
8 × 1/4 = 2 miles.
But 2 1/2 miles = 5/2 miles, and 2 < 5/2, so they would be 1/2 mile short. Therefore they cannot cover a 2 1/2 mile race with each person running only 1/4 mile.