Question

Marcus is taking part in a charity run. He has received $250 in fixed pledges, and he will receive $25 more in pledges for each mile he runs. Write an equation for the amount of money P Marcus will earn in terms of the distance d he runs, measured in miles

Answer 1

250+25d= P

Explanation:

How to say it aloud: "$250 plus 25 times miles ran is equal to total amount earned"

250 is a fixed amount that is apart of the equation. In order to get a correct total at the end, $250 must be added to 25d.

25d stands for $25 times the amount of miles ran, which according to the word problem is represented by d. The reason we multiply 25 times d is because Marcus is getting $25 for every mile he runs. At the end of his run, we need to multiply $25 by those miles.

The reason everything equals P is because according to the word problem, P is the amount of money earned.

I hope that makes sense.