Question

joshua wants to run 1 mile. if 1/2laps equals 1/8 mile,how many laps does joshua have to run in order to run 1 mile

Answer 1

Answer:

4 laps

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

1/2 laps is equals to 1/8 mile

so

using proportion

Find out how many laps represent 1 mile

Let

x ----> the number of laps that correspond to one mile

$\frac{(1/2)}{(1/8)}\frac{laps}{miles}=\frac{x}{1}\frac{laps}{mile}\\\\x=\frac{8}{2}\\\\x=4\ laps$