Question

Mr Connors drove 78 1/3 miles on Monday, 77 1/12 miles on Tuesday, and 75 5/6 miles on Wednesday. If he continues this pattern on Thursday and Friday, How many fewer miles will he drive on Friday then don't Tuesday

Answer 1

3 3/4 miles

Explanation:

Mr. Connors' pattern is to drive 1 3/12 fewer miles each day. The third day after Tuesday (on Friday), he wll drive 3×(1 1/4) = 3 3/4 fewer miles than on Tuesday.