Question

On Monday, Jason ran x miles. On Tuesday, he ran 5 fewer miles than on Monday.

Which expression represents the total number of miles Jason ran over these two days?

Answer 1

Greetings!

"On Monday, Jason ran x miles. On Tuesday, he ran 5 fewer miles than on Monday.Which expression represents the total number of miles Jason ran over these two days?"

You can create a couple expressions to show the information:
$m=monday \\ t=tuesday$
$1) m+t \\ 2) m+m-5 \\ 3) t+t+5$

Hope this helps.
-Benjamin

Answer 2

Hello! So, an expression that would represent the total number of miles Jason ran in two days would be 2x - 5. This is because you ran the distance you did on Monday, but you ran only five fewer miles the next day. The problem would be like twice the distance you ran on Monday minus five. The answer is 2x - 5.