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Bicycle Race Training

Margaret rides on a bike path that is 32 miles long. Solve each problem about Margaret's bike ride. For Problems 3–5, use fraction bars to represent the problem, and write an equation.

• 1 On Tuesday, Margaret biked 3 4 3 fourths of the bike path. Without finding out exactly how many miles she rode, did she ride more or less than 32 miles? How do you know?

• 2 On Wednesday, Margaret biked 1 1 2 1 , and 1 half times the length of the bike path. Without finding out exactly how many miles she rode, did she ride more or less than 32 miles? How do you know?

• 3 On Thursday, Margaret biked 5 8 5 eighths of the bike path. How many miles did she ride?

• 4 On Friday, Margaret biked 1 3 8 1 , and 3 eighths times the length of the bike path. How many miles did she ride?

• 5 The next week, Margaret biked 5 1 4 5 , and 1 fourth times the length of the bike path. How many miles did she ride that week?

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