The track team is running a 2-mile relay race. There are 4 people on the team and they each want to run the same distance. How far will each member run?

2 Answers
Apr 18, 2018

#0.5# miles

Explanation:

#2/4=1/2# miles is the distance each member runs

Apr 18, 2018

#0.5# or #1/2#

Explanation:

We are going to divide the #2# miles by #4#, so that each of the four people will run the same distance:

#2 -: 4 = 0.5# or #1/2#

So each member will run #0.5# (which is the same as #1/2#) a mile.