A marathon is 26.2 miles long. There is a water station every 114
miles along the race route. How many water stations are needed for this marathon?
12
16
21
26
People really need to learn how to type fractions! Clearly the water stations are not 114 miles apart, since the whole race is only 26.2 miles!
So, I'm sure it was supposed to be 1 1/4 miles.
So, 26.2 ÷ 1 1/4 = 20.96
So there are 21 water stations.
Apologies for the confusion caused by the incorrect information provided. With water stations every 1 1/4 miles, we can calculate the number of water stations needed for the marathon.
To find the number of water stations:
26.2 miles ÷ 1 1/4 miles = 20.96
Since we cannot have a fraction of a water station, we round this number up to the nearest whole number.
Therefore, the number of water stations needed for this marathon is 21.
So, the correct answer is 21.
To find the number of water stations needed for this marathon, we need to divide the total distance of the marathon by the distance between each water station.
First, let's calculate the number of water stations needed.
Number of water stations = Total distance of the marathon / Distance between each water station
The total distance of the marathon is given as 26.2 miles, and the distance between each water station is 114 miles.
Number of water stations = 26.2 miles / 114 miles
To calculate this division, we can use a calculator or divide the numbers manually.
Using a calculator, we get:
Number of water stations ≈ 0.2298
Since we cannot have a fraction of a water station, we need to round up to the nearest whole number.
Rounding up 0.2298 to the nearest whole number, we get:
Number of water stations = 1
Therefore, the answer is 1 water station is needed for this marathon.
None of the given options (12, 16, 21, or 26) is the correct answer.
To calculate the number of water stations needed for the marathon, we need to divide the total length of the marathon (26.2 miles) by the distance between each water station (114 miles).
26.2 miles ÷ 114 miles = 0.229
Since we cannot have a fraction of a water station, we round this number up to the nearest whole number.
Therefore, 0.229 rounds up to 1 water station.
Therefore, the number of water stations needed for this marathon is 1.
So the correct answer is not given in the options provided.