A relay team of four people run 3 miles. If each person runs the same distance how many miles does each person run?
If you would like to know how many miles does each person run, you can calculate this using the following steps:
4 people ... 3 miles
1 person ... x miles = ?
4 x = 3 1
4 * x = 3 /4
x = 3 / 4 mile
Result: Each person runs 3/4 mile.