Question

In a cross country marathon jack and ted ren a total of 81 kn. Ted ran 5kn farther than jack how far did each of them run?

Answer 1

Answer:

Jack ran 38 km and Ted ran 43 km.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Jack’s displacement be $x$

$x + (x+5) = 81$

$2x + 5 = 81\\2x = 76$

$x = 38 km$

$x+5 = 38 + 5\\x+5 = 43km$