Quintin’s running club is running a 2 1/2

Question

mile race. There are 8 members, and each one only wants to run 1/4
mile. Is this possible? Why or why not?(1 point)
Responses

Yes, that distance is exactly right to split the distance between 8 people.
Yes, that distance is exactly right to split the distance between 8 people.

No, they would need more people to make that distance work.
No, they would need more people to make that distance work.

No, they have too many people to make that distance work.
No, they have too many people to make that distance work.

Yes, that distance will work if they each run it twice.

Answer 1

To determine if it's possible for 8 members of Quintin's running club to run a 2 1/2 mile race, with each member running 1/4 mile, we can calculate the total distance that all members would run together.

Each member runs 1/4 mile, and with 8 members:

\[ \text{Total distance} = \text{Number of members} \times \text{Distance per member} = 8 \times \frac{1}{4} \text{ mile} = 2 \text{ miles} \]

Since the total distance of the race is 2 1/2 miles, or 2.5 miles, and the members together would only run 2 miles, they would not cover the entire race distance.

Therefore, the closest answer that correctly addresses this scenario is:

No, they have too many people to make that distance work.