A student athlete run 3 1/3 miles in 30 minutes A professional runner can run 1 1/4 times as far in 30 minutes. how far can the professional runner run in 30 minutes

The professional runner can run 4 1/6 miles in 30 minutes.

Since the professional can run 1 1/4 times as far in 30 minutes, we multiply 3 1/3 by 1 1/4:

(3 1/3) (1 1/4)

Convert each to an improper fraction (multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator):

10/3 (5/4) = 50/12 = 25/6 = 4 1/6.