Question

Alex is trying to run a certain number of miles by the end of the month Alex is 40% of the way to achieving her goal and she already has run 12 miles how many miles is she trying to run by the end of the month

Answer 1

Answer:

30 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Alex has some target to run a certain number of miles by the end of the month.

Goal already achieved = 40% of the total goal

Number of miles already run by Alex = 12 miles

To find:

Number of miles that Alex is trying to run by the end of month?

Solution:

We have to find nothing but the goal of Alex here.

Let the number of miles that Alex is trying to run by the end of the month = $x$ miles

As per question statement:

40% of total number of miles to be run = 12 miles

OR

$\dfrac{40}{100}\times x = 12\\\Rightarrow 40x=12\times 100\\\Rightarrow x = \dfrac{1200}{40}\\\Rightarrow \bold{x = 30\ miles}$

Total number of miles that Alex is trying to run by the end of the month = 30 miles