Answer:
4 and one-half miles
Step-by-step explanation:
The answer closest to the correct answer is 4 and one-half miles.
To get the answer, you multiply 3 times the length of one lap which is 1 and [tex]\frac{3}{8}[/tex] miles. To multiply the fraction, you take 3 times the top number in the fraction. So 3 x 1 [tex]\frac{3}{8}[/tex] = 3 [tex]\frac{9}{8}[/tex]. The fraction can actually be reduced to 1 and [tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex] miles. So you're total correct answer is 4 and [tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex] miles.
The second selection is 3 and [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] which can also be written as 3 and [tex]\frac{4}{8}[/tex] to make it easier to determine which answer is correct. The second answer is therefore [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex] shorter than the correct answer.
The third selection is 4 and [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] which can be written as 4 and [tex]\frac{4}{8}[/tex] so it is only [tex]\frac{3}{8}[/tex] longer than the correct answer. So this selection is the closest to the actual miles ran.
