Question

Valerie ran Three and one-fourth laps yesterday, and her coach wants her to run Two and one-half times that many laps today. How many laps will she need to run today? Choose the expression needed to solve the problem. Thirteen-fourths × Five-halves Thirteen-fourths × Two-fifths Four-thirteenths × Five-halves Four-thirteenths × Two-fifths

Answer 1

13/4 * 5/2

Explanation:

In the question, it says that her coach wants her to run 2 1/2 TIMES the original 3/4 she had ran. Therefore, you would want to make the fractions into improper fractions, and then multiply, which is how you would get 13/4 * 5/2.