Question

A swimmer swam 48 kilometers in d days. What is the value of d if the swimmer swam an average of 3.2 kilometers daily?

Answer 1

ANSWER:

d = 15

The swimmer swam 48 kilometres in 15 days.

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

Let d = total no. of days the swimmer swam

Total no. of kilometres swam = 48

Average no. of kilometres swam daily = 3.2

THEREFORE:

3.2d = 48

d = 48 / 3.2

d = 15