John ran around a track that was 1/8 of a mile long. he ran around the track 24 times. how many miles did John run?

Well, if we go around 8 times, we get 1 mile. That means if we go around 28, or 16 times, we get 2 miles; And let's just think to the next full mile---if we go 38, or 24 times, we get 3 miles. He did go around 24 times, so he must have run 3 miles on a 1/8 track. But you can cut right to the chase and solve it faster with division---24 laps * 1 mile per 8 laps, means: total distance = 24 Lap (1 mi / 8 Lap) total distance = 24/8 total distance = 3

3 miles, because 1/8 times 24 equals 3.