Question

Vanessa exercised by walking around a pond. One day, she walked 3 3/8 mi. The distance around the pond is 3/8 mi.

What equation can be used to find the number of times she walked around the pond?

Let n represent the number of times she walked around the pond.

Drag and drop the appropriate number into each box.


------------ . n = -------------

Answer 1

3/8 x n = 3 3/8 because 3/8 of the distance times how many times she walked around the lap is the total distance of 3 3/8. She walked 9 laps.