The problem in the image states:

"Melissa's family is going hiking around Teddy Roosevelt Island on the Swamp Trail. Each lap they walk is $\frac{1}{4}$ miles. If they walk 4 laps, how many miles did they walk?"

Solution:

To find out how many miles they walked, you need to multiply the number of laps by the distance per lap.

$\text{Total distance} = \text{Number of laps} \times \text{Distance per lap}$

Given:

• Number of laps = 4
• Distance per lap = $\frac{1}{4}$ miles

$\text{Total distance} = 4 \times \frac{1}{4} = 4 \times 0.25 = 1 \text{ mile}$

So, Melissa's family walked 1 mile in total.

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Related Questions:

1. What would be the total distance if they walked 8 laps instead?
2. How would the total distance change if each lap was $\frac{1}{3}$ miles instead of $\frac{1}{4}$?
3. How many laps would they need to walk to cover 2 miles?
4. If they walk 10 laps, what would the total distance be?
5. If each lap was $\frac{1}{5}$ miles, how many laps would be required to walk 1 mile?

Tip:

When multiplying fractions, it's often easier to convert them to decimals if you are more comfortable with decimal operations.