A track team needed to run or jog 20 laps for their practice. Of the total 20 laps, Sara completed 4/5, Jamie completed 5/8, Keenan completed 5/9, Maya completed 0.833, and Trey completed 0.875. Identify the descending numeric order of the laps completed.(2 points)
To convert the fractions to decimals, we have:
Sara: 4/5 = 0.8
Jamie: 5/8 = 0.625
Keenan: 5/9 ≈ 0.556
Maya: 0.833
Trey: 0.875
In descending numeric order, the laps completed are as follows:
Sara: 0.8
Trey: 0.875
Maya: 0.833
Jamie: 0.625
Keenan: 0.556