Luke jogged a total of 56.5 miles last week. If Luke jogged the same distance, d, each day for 3 days and half that distance on

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Luke jogged a total of 56.5 miles last week. If Luke jogged the same distance, d, each day for 3 days and half that distance on

each of the remaining days, write an algebraic equation that can be used to determine how many miles he jogged each day.

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Mashutka [201] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-20T21:54:28+03:00

Mashutka [201]3 years ago

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Answer:

b

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bulgar [2K] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-20T19:58:53+03:00

bulgar [2K]3 years ago

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Well, you get 2n miles for each of the first 3 days and n miles for each of the other 4. That is, 2n+2n+2n+n+n+n+n=56.5. That is, 10n=56.5 or n=5.65 miles each of the last 4 days. The first 3 days, Luke jogged double that, that is, 11.3 miles each day.