Question

Edward bikes the same route to and from school each day. After 28 school days, he bikes a total distance of 389.2 miles.
a. Estimate how many miles he bikes in one day.
b. If Edward continues his routine of biking to school, about how many days altogether will it take him to reach a total distance of 500 miles?

Answer 1

Answer:

a. 13.9 miles

b. ≅36 days

Step-by-step explanation:

In 28 days Edwards bikes a total distance of 389.2 miles.

a.number of miles traveled in one day= total distance / number of days

=$\frac{389.2}{28}$

= 13.9 miles per day.

b. Since, Edward travel 13.9 miles per day therefore he will take $\frac{500}{13.9}$ days to travel 500 miles

= 35.97 days≅ 36 days.