Edwina, Lexi and Luis plant a tree every 1/4 of a mile along the trail. Write and evaluate a división expression to find the number of trees they will plant. Show your work. Write your answer in simplest form

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Atticus Walsh

23 March, 04:44

Edwina, Lexi and Luis plant a tree every 1/4 of a mile along the trail. Write and evaluate a división expression to find the number of trees they will plant. Show your work. Write your answer in simplest form

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Melina Doyle · Answer 1

Let m be the number of miles. We must find out how many 1/4-mile pieces are in their distance. That means we take m and divide it by 1/4:

m : 1/4 = m/1 : 1/4 = m/1 * 4/1 = 4m/1 = 4m.