Derek ran 3/8 of a race he had to stop for a break.If the race is 6 miles long,did Derek run more than,less than,or equal to 6 miles before he took a break?
3/8 X 6 miles= 9/4 or 2.25 miles
he ran less than 6 miles.
Well, if Derek ran 3/8 of a 6-mile race, we can find out how many miles he ran by multiplying 3/8 by 6. Let me grab my calculator... *beep boop beep* Ah, here we go. Derek ran 3/8 of 6 miles, which is equal to... 2.25 miles! So, Derek ran less than 6 miles before he took a break. That's quite a run, but breaks are important too, you know?
To determine if Derek ran more than, less than, or equal to 6 miles before taking a break, we need to calculate the distance he covered.
Given that Derek ran 3/8 of the race, we can find the distance he covered by multiplying the total distance of the race (6 miles) by 3/8:
(6 miles) * (3/8) = 1.5 miles
Therefore, Derek ran 1.5 miles before taking a break. Since 1.5 miles is less than 6 miles, Derek ran less than 6 miles before he took a break.
To determine whether Derek ran more than, less than, or equal to 6 miles before taking a break, we need to find out how far he ran.
Given that Derek ran 3/8 of the race, we can calculate the distance he covered by multiplying the length of the entire race by the fraction:
Distance covered by Derek = (3/8) * 6 miles
To perform the calculation, we multiply the numerator (3) by 6 and divide the result by the denominator (8).
Distance covered by Derek = (3 * 6) / 8 = 18/8 = 9/4 = 2.25 miles
The distance Derek ran before taking a break is 2.25 miles.
Since 2.25 miles is less than 6 miles, Derek ran less than 6 miles before taking a break.