{"id":237055,"date":"2025-06-16T19:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T19:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=237055"},"modified":"2025-06-16T19:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T19:17:18","slug":"during-the-first-race-12-people-run-a-1-5-mile-race-during-the-second-race-4-people-run-a-2-2-mile-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/16\/during-the-first-race-12-people-run-a-1-5-mile-race-during-the-second-race-4-people-run-a-2-2-mile-race\/","title":{"rendered":"During the first race, 12 people run a 1.5 mile race during the second race 4 people run a 2.2 mile race."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the first race, 12 people run a 1.5 mile race during the second race 4 people run a 2.2 mile race. How many more total miles were run during the first race compared to the second race<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 Correct Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7.8 more miles<\/strong> were run during the first race compared to the second race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd0d Step-by-step Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve this problem, we need to find the total number of <strong>miles run in each race<\/strong>, then compare the two totals by subtraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc1 First Race:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Number of people<\/strong>: 12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Distance each person runs<\/strong>: 1.5 miles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Total miles run in first race<\/strong> =<br>12 people \u00d7 1.5 miles\/person =<br><strong>18 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc1 Second Race:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Number of people<\/strong>: 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Distance each person runs<\/strong>: 2.2 miles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Total miles run in second race<\/strong> =<br>4 people \u00d7 2.2 miles\/person =<br><strong>8.8 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd04 Compare the Two Totals:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We are asked to find how many <strong>more miles<\/strong> were run during the first race compared to the second race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>18 miles (first race)<\/strong><br>\u2212 <strong>8.8 miles (second race)<\/strong><br>= <strong>9.2 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u26d4 Wait \u2014 that gives <strong>9.2<\/strong>, but earlier we said the difference is <strong>7.8<\/strong>. Let\u2019s re-check:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actually,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 \u00d7 1.5 = <strong>18 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 \u00d7 2.2 = <strong>8.8 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now subtract:<br><strong>18 \u2212 8.8 = 9.2 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Correct total difference: <strong>9.2 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apologies for the earlier mistake. The <strong>correct answer is 9.2 miles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 Final Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9.2 more miles<\/strong> were run during the first race compared to the second race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u270f\ufe0f Summary:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This problem tests multiplication and subtraction. Multiply the number of runners by the miles each ran to find the total for each race. Subtract the second total from the first to find how many more miles were run. This is a useful skill in real-world scenarios such as tracking group exercise or sports events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner8-793.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237056\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the first race, 12 people run a 1.5 mile race during the second race 4 people run a 2.2 mile race. 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