Question

Ann cycled a total of 85 km over a period of 5 days.

Each day she cycled 5 km more than the day before.
a) Find the sequence for how far she cycled each day.
b) How many kilometres did Ann cycle on the first day.

Answer 1

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day one x km

day two x+5 km

day three x+10 km

day four x+15 km

day five x+20 km


x+x+5+x+10+x+15+x+20=85


5x=85-50


5x=35


x=7


a)

day one 7 km

day two 12 km

day three 17 km

day four 22 km

day five 27 km


b) first day 7 km