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Fraction word problems
One lap around the gym is 1/3 mile. Kim has already run 5 times around. If she wants to run 2 miles total, How much farther does she have to go?
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Find the length of those 2 laps that she wants to run. 1 lap -> 1/3 mile 2 laps -> (1/3) x 2 = ? Mile Post what you get! :) EDIT: Sorry, I misread and thought that she needed to run 2 more laps :( 1. Find the length of 5 laps. 2. Subtract 2 from that length. |
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1/3 times 5 = 5/3 which iis 1 mile and 2/3. So 1/3 of a mile to go
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