Question

Kirby wants to run a total of 7 5/8 miles every Tuesday and Thursday. If he runs 4 4/16 miles onTuesday and 3 3/8 miles on Thursday, will he meet his goal for this week? Explain.

Answer 1

Given:

Kirby wants to run a total of 7 5/8 miles every Tuesday and Thursday.

If he runs 4 4/16 miles on Tuesday and 3 3/8 miles on Thursday,

Then, the total miles he will cover is,

`\begin{gathered} 4(4)/(16)+3(3)/(8)=4(1)/(4)+3(3)/(8) \\ =(17)/(4)+(27)/(8) \\ =(34)/(8)+(27)/(8) \\ =(61)/(8) \\ =7(5)/(8) \end{gathered}`

Since, he will cover total of 7 5/8 miles.

So, he will meet his goal for this week.