Question

The orchestra at Johnson School is responsible for cleaning up a 15 – mile section of highway. There are 45 students in the orchestra. If each orchestra member cleans the same-size section, which of the decimals indicates the part of a mile cleaned by each student? show your work

Answer 1

There are 5280 feet in 1 mile
5280 x 15 = 79200 feet
There are 45 students
79200/45 = 1760
Each student is responsible for cleaning up 1760 feet

hope this helps

Answer 2

45/15=3, so every 3 students must clean 1 mile.  1/3=0.333 forever. Hope this helps!!!