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 o

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ra1l [238]

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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 o

n Thursday and Friday, How many fewer miles will he drive on Friday then don't Tuesday

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mash [69] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-29T10:31:11+03:00

mash [69]4 years ago

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Answer:

3 3/4 miles

Step-by-step 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.