its says... a jogger is running around a 1/4 mile track. how many laps does the jogger have to run in order to go 5 1/2 miles... i dont get it.

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anonymous · Answer

22

anonymous · Answer

can you divide 1/4 into 5 and 1/2

anonymous · Answer

yup thanks alot.

phi · Answer

You can do 1 mile:  4 times around is one mile

anonymous · Answer

so is that what i would put on my answer?

anonymous · Answer

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phi · Answer

Nope . It's just an easy problem to help see how to do the harder problem

anonymous · Answer

okay.

phi · Answer

You could just count.  every 4 laps is a mile.
or you could divide 5 1/2 by 1/4.

anonymous · Answer

Are you math teacher??.. okay i did that and i got 1/22.. or just 22.

phi · Answer

nope.  where did you get 1/22 ? that is less than 1 lap.

anonymous · Answer

okay i changed the mix number into a improper fraction then i changed the dividing sign to a multiplication sign then flipped the fraction.
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