Question

If jay ran 1 mile in 5 minutes on monday, 2 miles in 10 minutes on tuesday, and 3 miles in 15 minutes on wednesday, how many miles do you think he might run in 20 minutes on thursday?

Answer 1

If Jay continues the same pattern of running an extra mile in the extra 5 minutes each day then on Thursday you would expect him to run 4 miles in 20 minutes

Answer 2

Jay might run 4 miles in 20 minutes

Explanation:

If Jay ran on Monday = 1 mile in 5 minutes

On Tuesday = 2 miles in 10 minutes

On Wednesday = 3 miles in 15 minutes

Jay is increasing his time by 5 minutes per day and distance 1 mile per day.

So the next day Jay might run 1 mile + previous day distance in 5 minutes + time of the previous day.

Therefore, Jay might run 4 miles in 20 minutes