Question

Jamie ran a total distance of 6 and 1 over 2 miles during the months of March and April. If Jamie only ran 1 over 6 mile every day, how many days did she go running?

Answer 1

Given:

Total distance covered by Jamie = $6\dfrac{1}{2}$ miles

She ran every day = $\dfrac{1}{6}$ miles

To find:

The number of days in which she go for running.

Solution:

Total distance covered by Jamie $=6\dfrac{1}{2}$ miles

                                                       $=\dfrac{6\times 2+1}{2}$ miles

                                                       $=\dfrac{12+1}{2}$ miles

                                                       $=\dfrac{13}{2}$ miles

She ran every day = $\dfrac{1}{6}$ miles

Now,

$\text{Required number of days}=\dfrac{\text{Total distance covered}}{\text{Distance covered each day}}$

$\text{Required number of days}=\dfrac{\dfrac{13}{2}}{\dfrac{1}{6}}$

$\text{Required number of days}=\dfrac{13}{2}\times \dfrac{6}{1}$

$\text{Required number of days}=39$

Therefore, the required number of days is 39.