Question

Lita jogged 2 2/3 miles more on Wednesday than she did on Tuesday. She jogged 4 1/2 miles on Wednesday. Write and solve an equation to find how many miles she jogged on tuesday

Answer 1

Answer:

T = W - 8/3 .....1

T = 11/6 miles

T = 1 5/6 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Let T and W represent the number of miles Lita jogged on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.

From the question;

Lita jogged 2 2/3 miles more on Wednesday than she did on Tuesday

W = T + 2 2/3

T = W - 2 2/3

T = W - 8/3 .....1

She jogged 4 1/2 miles on Wednesday;

W = 4 1/2

W = 9/2

Substituting the value of W into equation 1;

T = 9/2 - 8/3

T = 11/6 miles