a three-person relay race consists of ten times around a football field. If tomiko runs three and one-sixth times and brianna runs two and two-thirds times around the field, how many times around the field does the third person have to run to finish the race?

Respuesta :

Answer: the third person have to run  [tex]4\frac{1}{2}[/tex] times to finish the race.

Explanation:

Since a race consists 10 times around a football field.

Number of times tomiko runs = [tex]3 \frac{1}{6}[/tex]

Number of times brianna runs = [tex]2\frac{1}{3}[/tex]

According to question,

[tex]3\frac{1}{6}+2\frac{1}{3}+x= 10\\\frac{19}{6}+\frac{7}{3}+x =10\\\frac{19+14}{6}+x=10\\\frac{33}{6}+x=10\\x=10-\frac{33}{6}\\x= \frac{60-33}{6}\\x=\frac{27}{6}\\x=\frac{9}{2}[/tex]

∴  x=  [tex]4\frac{1}{2}[/tex] times

So, the third person have to run  [tex]4\frac{1}{2}[/tex] times to finish the race.