Question

Elisa ran a total of 8 4/5 miles on Saturday and Sunday. If she ran 5 1/4 miles on Saturday, how many miles did she run on Sunday?

Answer 1

Answer: $3\dfrac{11}{20}\ \text{miles}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Elisa run a total of $8\frac{4}{5}$ miles on Saturday and Sunday.

If she runs $5\frac{1}{4}$ miles on Saturday

Then, distance traveled on Sunday is given by

$\Rightarrow 8\dfrac{4}{5}-5\dfrac{1}{4}\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{44}{5}-\dfrac{21}{4}\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{44\times 4}{5\times 4}-\dfrac{21\times 5}{4\times 5}\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{71}{20}\\\\\Rightarrow 3\dfrac{11}{20}\ \text{miles}$