Question

Lauren is running in a marathon to raise money for her favorite charity. The total distance of the marathon is 12.5 miles. So far she has run 1/10 of the marathon. How far has lauren run?

Answer 1

Hi! So when you are dividing or multiplying a decimal by 10, it becomes a lot easier than it looks. If you divide by 10, you move the decimal to the left one space. If you multiply the decimal by 10, you move the decimal to the right one space. Because you are diving 12.5 by 10, you move the decimal to the left one space, which then becomes 1.25. So, Lauren has run 1.25 miles. If you want to double check, you can multiply 1.25 by 10, which comes out to 12.5. Your answer is 1.25! Hope this helps!!