carolyn is practicing for her upcoming triathlon. she is going to run 4 miles how many quarter miles is this ?

A: 4
B:12
C:16
D:20
please help thank you​

Respuesta :

Answer:

C:16

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello, I think I can help you with this.

you can easily solve this by using a simple rule of three

Step one

Define

[tex]1\ quarter\ mile =\frac{1\ mile}{4} \\[/tex]

Step two

carolyn is going to run 4 miles, use the rule of three

[tex]1\ quarter\ mile =\frac{1\ mile}{4} \\x\ quarter\ mile=4\  miles\\\\do\ the\ relation\\\\\frac{1\ quarter\ mile }{\frac{1\ mile}{4} }= \frac{x\ quarter\ mile }{4\ miles }\\\\solve for\ x\\\\\frac{4\ miles*1\ quarter\ mile }{\frac{1\ mile}{4} }=x quarter mile\\x\ quarter\ mile=16\ quarter\ miles[/tex]

C:16

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