SOLUTION: a jogger is running around a 1/4 mile track. how many laps does the jogger have to run in order to go 5 and 1/2 miles ?

Question 699725: a jogger is running around a 1/4 mile track. how many laps does the jogger have to run in order to go 5 and 1/2 miles ?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a jogger is running around a 1/4 mile track. how many laps does the jogger have to run in order to go 5 and 1/2 miles ?
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Ans: (5 1/2)/(1/4) = (11/2)/(1/4) = 44/2 = 22 laps
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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