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

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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

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Maru [420] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-07T10:10:03+03:00

Maru [420]3 years ago

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Answer:

13/4 * 5/2

Step-by-step 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.