Question

Marcus runs triathlons (races that involve running, biking, and swimming). To prepare for these triathlons, he follows a strategy of running twice as far as he swims and biking fours times as far as he runs. If he swims for 3 miles this week, what is the total distanch of his swimming, running and biking this week?

Answer 1

1) Gathering the data

Strategy:

Running : 2x As he swims

Biking: 4x Runs

Runs = 3 miles

Then

2) Runs = 3 miles Swims = 6 miles Biking = 12 miles

The Total distance will be the sum of those activities:

3+6+12=21 miles