If I walk 8 laps which equals a mile , how many times do I walk for 5/8 of. Mile

Answer 1

5 Times.

The fraction can be written out like this: If the total is 8, we walked 5. Because the total number of laps in a mile is 8, we walked 5 of those 8 laps.

The bottom of a fraction is called the denominator. It is the total number of something.

The top of a fraction is called the numerator. it is how many of that total we are looking at.

5/8 is 5 out of 8. 5 out of 8 laps