Question

Lexia ran three laps around her neighborhood. Each lap is 1 and StartFraction 3 over 8 EndFraction miles. Which is the best estimate of the number of miles that Alexia ran?

2 miles
3 and one-half miles
4 and one-half miles
6 miles

Answer 1

Answer: The best estimate of the number of miles that Alexia run is 4 miles.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Length of lap is given by

Number of laps around her neighborhood = 3

So, Total number of miles that Alexia ran is given by

Hence, the best estimate of the number of miles that Alexia run is 4 miles