Question

Neva is training for a race. This week, she bikes 5.5 times as far as she runs. Her total distance running and biking this week is 26 mi. How far does Neva run this week?

Answer 1

Run = 4 miles

Biked = 22 miles

Explanation:

Given :

Let :

Number of miles ran = x

Number of miles biked = 5.5x

Total run and bike distance = 26 miles

Thus ;

x + 5.5x = 26

6.5x = 26

x = 26/6.5

x = 4

Total miles run ; x = 4 miles

Total miles biked, 5.5x = 5.5*4 = 22 miles