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An athlete wants to run 52.6 miles in 1 week. She runs 8.5 miles on Sunday. If she runs the same distance on each
of the 6 remaining days, how many miles will she need to run each day?

Respuesta :

Answer:

7.35 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Division

Example: [tex]\frac{66}{6} = 11[/tex]

Solution

Given 1 week = 7 days.

Given the athlete has ran 8.5 miles on Sunday, the remaining distance to run is:

[tex]52.6-8.5\\=44.1 miles[/tex]

Distance to run each day for the remaining 6 days is:

[tex]\frac{44.1}{6} \\=7.35 miles[/tex]