quintin's running club is running a 2 1/2 mile race with 8 members, and each one only wants to run 1/4. is it possible? why or why not?

Answer 1

No, it is not possible for each member of Quintin's running club to run only 1/4 of a 2 1/2 mile race.

For 8 members to each run 1/4 of the total distance, they would have to cover a total distance of 8 * 1/4 = 2 miles. However, the total distance of the race is 2 1/2 miles, which is greater than 2 miles. Therefore, it is not possible for all members to run only 1/4 of the race distance.