Question

Maria sets a goal of jogging 17.5 miles this week. She plans on running 2.75 miles each day for seven days. If she follows her plan, which is true.

Maria will run 1.75 miles more than her goal.

Maria will run 2.75 miles less than her goal.

Maria will run exactly 17.5 miles for the week.

Maria will run 2.75 miles more than her goal.

Answer 1

The correct answer is option A

Maria runs excess of her set target by
`1.75\\` miles

Explanation:

Maria runs each day
`= 2.75\\`

Maria runs for seven days
`= 7 * 2.75 \\= 19.25\\` miles

Maria's goal was to run
`17.5 \\` miles

Thus , maria runs excess of her set target

`= 19.25 - 17.5\\= 1.75\\`

Maria runs excess of her set target by
`1.75\\` miles

Answer 2

multiply 2.75 by 7 = 19.25

subtract 17.5 from 19.25 = 19.25-17.5 = 1.75

so she ran 1.75 miles more than her goal