Question

javier rode his bike for a total of 41 minutes. before lunch he rode 1 minute less than 5 times the number of minutes he rode after lunch. how many times did Javier ride before lunch?

Answer 1

Javier rode bike 34 minutes before lunch.

Explanation:

Let the number of minutes Javier rode the bike after lunch be = x minutes

Then according to question number of minutes he rode the bike after lunch

`= 5x-1`

Total number of minutes he rode bike = 41 min

Therefore,

`x+5x-1 =41`

On solving

`6x= 41+1 =42`

Divide both side by 6 we get

`x= 7`

Number of minutes he ride before lunch

`= 5(7)-1 = 35-1=34` min