Question

last week, rosa ran 4 laps around the lake. harper ran 1/2 as many laps around the lake as rosa did. how many laps around the lake did harper run? write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. laps

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the relationship

Harper ran 1/2 of Rosa's laps.

Step2: Calculate Harper's laps

Multiply Rosa's laps by 1/2. So, $4\times\frac{1}{2}$.
$4\times\frac{1}{2}=\frac{4}{1}\times\frac{1}{2}=\frac{4\times1}{1\times2}=\frac{4}{2} = 2$

Answer:

2