A race begins with 2 1/2 miles through town, continues through the park for 2 1/3 miles, and finishes at the track after the last 1/6 mile. A volunteer is stationed every quarter mile and at the finish line to pass out cups of water and cheer on the runners. How many volunteers are needed?

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12 August, 21:54

A race begins with 2 1/2 miles through town, continues through the park for 2 1/3 miles, and finishes at the track after the last 1/6 mile. A volunteer is stationed every quarter mile and at the finish line to pass out cups of water and cheer on the runners. How many volunteers are needed?

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Nikolai Haley · Answer 1

You would need 20 volunteers

Step-by-step explanation:

If you make all of the fractions have a denominator of 6 then they would all add up to 1 which would be 2+2+1 which is 5 miles. Then you multiply 5 by 4 (for ever quarter mile) and it equals 20

Juliette Sullivan · Answer 2

Answer:20 I think

Step-by-step explanation:

So you add all the miles up 2 1/2 + 2 1/3 + 1/6 = 5 miles

A volunteer is stationed every quarter (1/4)

1 mile divided into 1/4 is 4

So 5 times 4 is 20