Question

Kenya likes to run on a

3/4-mile track at the local high school. If she runs
8 1/2 laps on Saturday, how many laps will she need to run on Sunday in order to run
10 1/2 total miles over the weekend? Express your answer as a mixed number in lowest terms.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Kenya ran 8 1/2 laps on Saturday, which is equivalent to 8.5 laps. Let x be the number of laps she needs to run on Sunday.

The total number of laps she runs over the weekend is 8.5 + x. Since she wants to run a total of 10 1/2 miles, we can set up the following equation:

8.5 + x = 10.5

Subtracting 8.5 from both sides, we get:

x = 2

Therefore, Kenya needs to run 2 laps on Sunday in order to run a total of 10 1/2 miles over the weekend. Expressing this as a mixed number in lowest terms, we have:

2 laps = 2 laps

So, Kenya needs to run 2 laps on Sunday to reach her goal.