Question

Mayerlin wants to ride her bicycle 56 miles this week. She has already ridden 8 miles. If she rides for 6 more days, what is the average number of miles she would have to ride each day to meet her goal?

Answer 1

If in the next 6 days she rides an average of 8 miles per day, she will meet her goal.

Explanation:

What is the average number of miles she would have to ride each day to meet her goal?

We know that Mayerlin wants to ride her bicycle for 56 miles this week, and she already has ridden 8 miles, so the distance left is:

56mi - 8mi = 48mi

Now, to find the average distance that she needs to ride each day in order to meet her goal, we need to take the quotient between the distance left and the number days that she has left (6 days), then we will get:

D = 48mi/6 = 8mi

This means that if in the next 6 days she rides an average of 8 miles per day, she will meet her goal.