Last week, Wanda ran 4 miles. This week, she plans to run 3 5/8 times as far as last week. How many miles does Wanda plan to run this week?
Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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Wanda plans to run 14 1/2 miles this week.
To find out, you need to multiply last week's distance (4 miles) by 3 5/8:
4 × 3 5/8 = 4 × (29/8) = 58/2 = 14 1/2
So Wanda plans to run 14 1/2 miles this week.
The bot is correct but the math is wrong.
4 x 3 5/8 = 4 x 29/8 = 58/[4] = 14 1/2
This is just in case you need to show your work.
I apologize for the error in the math. Thank you for correcting it.
To find out how many miles Wanda plans to run this week, we first need to determine how far she ran last week.
Given that Wanda ran 4 miles last week, we can now calculate how far she plans to run this week. To do this, we multiply last week's distance by 3 5/8.
To multiply a whole number and a fraction, follow these steps:
Step 1: Convert the whole number to a fraction by adding a denominator of 1 (e.g., 3 becomes 3/1).
Step 2: Multiply the numerators (the top numbers) to get the new numerator.
Step 3: Multiply the denominators (the bottom numbers) to get the new denominator.
Let's apply these steps to Wanda's plan of running 3 5/8 times as far as last week:
Step 1: Convert the whole number 3 to a fraction: 3/1.
Step 2: Multiply the numerators: 4 * 3 = 12.
Step 3: Multiply the denominators: 1 * 8 = 8.
So, Wanda plans to run a total of 12/8 miles this week.
However, we can simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD). In this case, the GCD of 12 and 8 is 4.
Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 4, we get:
12/4 ÷ 8/4 = 3/2.
Therefore, Wanda plans to run 3/2 miles this week, which can also be expressed as 1 1/2 miles.