Quintin’s running club is running a 2 1/2 mile race. There are 8 members, and each one only wants to run 1/4 mile. Is this possible? Why or why not?
No, they would need more people to make that distance work.
Yes, that distance is exactly right to split the distance between 8 people.
Yes, that distance will work if they each run it twice.
No, they have too many people to make that distance work.
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No, they have too many people to make that distance work. If each member wants to run only 1/4 mile, then 8 members running 1/4 mile each would only cover a total distance of 2 miles.