the running back for the bulldogs football team carried the ball 5 times for a total loss of 11 1/4 yards. find the average change in field position on each run. enter the average change as a simplified mixed number.

Step-by-step explanation:

Fractions

They can be expressed as proper fractions, improper fractions or mixed numbers. Proper fractions are such that the numerator is less than the denominator, like 2/5, 7/11, -9/10. Improper fractions are those whose numerators are greater than the denominator, such as 5/3, 10/9, -21/8.  

Mixed numbers are expressions made of whole numbers and a proper fraction, like 4 3/5, 1 1/2, -5 4/9. Mixed numbers can be transformed to improper fractions and vice-versa.

The question requires us to find the average change in field position on each run of the running back for the Bulldogs football team which carried the ball 5 times for a total loss of 11 1/4 yards.

The number 11 1/4 is mixed, to express it as an improper fraction, we add the numbers like

This improper fraction will now be divided by 5 to find the average of 5 runs:

We now need to separate the improper fraction to a mixed number, let's just divide 9 by 4 to get 2 as the quotient and 1 for the remainder, thus

answer is:

1.75 pounds

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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