Quintin’s running club is running a (2+12)

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

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

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

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 is exactly right to split the distance between 8 people.

Answer 1

To determine if 8 members of the running club can each run 1/4 mile to complete a (2 + 12) mile race, we first need to calculate the total distance of the race.

The distance of (2 + 12) miles is equal to 14 miles.

Next, we calculate the total distance the 8 members will run if each runs 1/4 mile:

\[ \text{Total distance run by 8 members} = 8 \times \frac{1}{4} = 2 \text{ miles} \]

Since 2 miles is significantly less than the 14 miles required for the race, the answer is:

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