Parker drove a total distance of 4 and 1 over 2 miles during the months of June and July. If Parker only drove 1 over 8 of a mile every day, which expression shows the number of days he went driving?

4 and 1 over 2 ⋅ 1 over 8
4 and 1 over 2 + 1 over 8
4 and 1 over 2 ÷ 1 over 8
4 and 1 over 2 – 1 over 8

Question

Parker drove a total distance of 4 and 1 over 2 miles during the months of June and July. If Parker only drove 1 over 8 of a mile every day, which expression shows the number of days he went driving?

 4 and 1 over 2 ⋅ 1 over 8
 4 and 1 over 2 + 1 over 8
 4 and 1 over 2 ÷ 1 over 8
 4 and 1 over 2 – 1 over 8

danielannx3 · Answer

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danielannx3 · Answer

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mathstudent55 · Answer

This is a division problem.

mathstudent55 · Answer

If you divide the total distance by the distance of each day, you get the number of days.