John and Paul both run on the same track each morning. The ratio of the number of miles John runs to the number of miles Paul runs is 5:8.

Question

John runs 8/13 mile for every one mile that Paul runs.

John runs 5/8 mile for every one mile that Paul runs.

Paul runs 8/13 mile for every one mile that John runs

Paul runs 5/8 mile for every one mile that John runs.

Answer 1

The correct statement is: John runs 5/8 mile for every one mile that Paul runs.