Question

Reggie ran for 180 yards during the last football game, which is 40 more yards than his previous personal best. Monte ran 50 more yards than Adrian during the same game. If Monte ran the same amount of yards Reggie ran in one game for his previous personal best, how many yards did Adrian run? Let r represent the number of yards Reggie ran during his previous personal best and a represent the number of yards Adrian ran.

Use tape diagrams to solve the problem.

Answer 1

90 yards

Explanation:

Monte ran the same amount of yards Reggie ran in one game for his previous personal best, then he run m=180-40=140 yards

r=180yards Reggie ran for 180 yards during the last football game

a=m-50=140-50=90yards Monte ran 50 more yards than Adrian during the same game