Sam exercised by stretching and jogging 5 days last week. • He stretched for a total of 25 minutes during the week. • He jogged
for an equal number of minutes each of the 5 days. • He exercised for a total of 240 minutes. Linda also exercised by stretching and jogging 5 days last week. • She stretched for 15 minutes each day. • She jogged for an equal number of minutes each of the 5 days. • She exercised for a total of 300 minutes. Determine the number of minutes Sam jogged each day last week and the number of minutes Linda jogged each day last week. Show your work or explain all the steps you used to determine your answers. Enter your answers and your work or explanation in the space provided.
We know that Part 1) 1) <span>Sam exercised by stretching and jogging 5 days last week. 2) </span><span>He stretched for a total of 25 minutes during the week 3) </span><span>He jogged for an equal number of minutes each of the 5 days 4) </span><span>He exercised for a total of 240 minutes
</span>Sam's exercise during the week=stretching + jogging stretching=25 minutes Sam's exercise during the week=240 minutes so jogging=240-25-----> 215 minutes divide 215 minutes by 5 215/5=43 minutes of jogging each day
the answer part 1) is <span>the number of minutes Sam jogged each day last week is 43 minutes </span> Part 2) 1) <span>Linda also exercised by stretching and jogging 5 days last week 2) </span><span>She stretched for 15 minutes each day 3) </span><span>She jogged for an equal number of minutes each of the 5 days. 4) </span><span>She exercised for a total of 300 minutes
</span>Linda's exercise during the week=stretching + jogging Linda's exercise during the week=300 minutes stretching=15*5-----> 75 minutes jogging=300-75-----> 225 minutes divide 225 by 5 225/5=45 minutes of jogging each day
the answer part 2) is the number of minutes Linda jogged each day last week is 45 minutes
