Elena was running a course 7/8 of a mile long. She stopped 2/3 of the way through to drink some water. How far had she run at that point?

Answer 1

To find out how far Elena had run after stopping to drink water, we need to calculate 2/3 of 7/8 of a mile.

We can calculate this by multiplying 2/3 by 7/8:

(2/3) * (7/8) = (2*7) / (3*8) = 14/24

Since both 14 and 24 are divisible by 2, we can simplify the fraction to:

14/24 = (7/12) mile.

Therefore, Elena had run 7/12 of a mile at the point when she stopped to drink water.