Question

Abel cycled a total distance of 2 and 1 over 2 miles during the months of March and April. If Abel only cycled 1 over 8 of a mile every day, which expression shows the number of days he cycled?A.) 2 and 1 over 2 ⋅ 1 over 8B.) 2 and 1 over 2 + 1 over 8C.) 2 and 1 over 2 – 1 over 8D.) 2 and 1 over 2 ÷ 1 over 8

Answer 1

Abel cycled a total distance of 2 and 1 over 2 miles during the months of March and April.

that means

Since, 2 and 1 over 2 miles in mathematically expresses as :

`2\text{ and 1 over 2=2}(1)/(2)miles`

Since, he only cycled 1 over 8 of a mile every day is

`1\text{ over 8 mile is =}(1)/(8)\text{ miles}`

Since for determine the number of days, we have to distribute the total miles he travelled in the months by the miles he travlled in one day

`\begin{gathered} \text{Number of Days he travelled=}\frac{Total\text{ distance in months of March and April}}{\text{Distance travel in one day}} \\ \text{Number of Days he travelled=}\frac{2\text{ and 1 over 2}}{1\text{ over 8}} \\ \text{Number of Days he travelled=2 and 1 over 2 }/1\text{ over 8} \end{gathered}`

Answer : 2 and 1 over 2 ÷ 1 over 8