Question

The Marshall Track Team is running a relay race. There are 7 students on the team. The race is ½ of a mile long and each student runs the same distance. How far does each student run? Show your thinking with a drawing, a number line or tape diagram, and an equation. Enter your answer, work and/or explanation in the space provided.

Answer 1

The distance run by each of the seven students is 1/14 miles.

What does division mean?

Division is the process of grouping a number into equal parts using another number. The sign used to denote division is ÷.

What is the distance run by each student?

In order to determine the distance run by each student, we would divided the total miles by the number of students.

Miles run by each student = 1/2÷ 7

1/2 x 1/7 = 1/14 miles

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