Question

Carla runs four miles every day. She jogs from home to the school track, which is 3/4 mile away. Then she runs laps around the 1/4 mile track. Carla then jogs home. write an equation and figure out how many laps does she run at the school?

Answer 1

3/4(2) + 1/4x = 4
1 1/2 + 1/4x = 4
-1 1/2 -1 1/2
1/4x = 2 1/2
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1/4 1/4
x= 10 laps