Question

last week Thomas ran 5 1/4 miles this week he plans to run half as far. how many miles does Thomas plan to run this week

Answer 1

Half Of  5 1/4 In Decimal Form Is 2.625  If You Want It In Fraction Form There is not much that can be done to figure out how to write 2.625 as a fraction, except to literally use what the decimal portion of your number, the .625, means. Since there are 3 digits in 625, the very last digit is the "1000th" decimal place. So we can just say that .625 is the same as 625/1000. Hope that helps

Answer 2

The number of miles Thomas plans to cover $2\frac{5}8\ miles$ this week

The number of miles Thomas ran last week is given as:

$Distance = 5\frac 14\ miles$

Represent the distance he plans to cover this week with x.

So, we have:

$x = \frac 12 * Distance$ --- i.e. half of last week

So, we have:

$x = \frac 12 * 5\frac 14\ miles$

Express the fraction as an improper fraction

$x = \frac 12 * \frac{21}4\ miles$

Multiply

$x = \frac{21}8\ miles$

Express as a proper fraction

$x = 2\frac{5}8\ miles$

Hence, Thomas plans to cover $2\frac{5}8\ miles$ this week

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