Question

Omar has been training for the Candlewood Footrace. The first week he trained, he ran days and took the same two routes each day: 3 miles around the track before work and a longer route through his neighborhood after workBy the end of the week, Omar had run a total of 63 miles Which equation can you use to find how many miles, Omar ran each day after work?

Answer 1

Omar ran 6 miles each day after work.

Explanation:

In the first week, Omar ran 3 miles around the track before work every day. Since there are 7 days in a week, he ran a total of 3 * 7 = 21 miles before work.

Now, for the longer route through his neighborhood after work, he ran "x" miles each day. Since there are 7 days in a week, he ran a total of 7x miles after work.

In total, by the end of the week, he ran a total of 63 miles. So, we can write the equation:

21 (miles before work) + 7x (miles after work) = 63

Now, you can solve this equation for "x" to find out how many miles Omar ran each day after work:

21 + 7x = 63

Subtract 21 from both sides:

7x = 63 - 21

7x = 42

Now, divide both sides by 7 to solve for "x":

x = 42 / 7

x = 6