Question

A school track team member ran for a total of 167.79 miles in practice over 59.5 days. About how many miles did he average per day?

a) 2.82 miles per day
b) 3.02 miles per day
c) 2.24 miles per day
d) 2.91 miles per day

Answer 1

To calculate the average miles run per day, divide the total miles (167.79) by the total days (59.5), which equals approximately 2.82 miles per day, so option a) is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the average miles run per day by a school track team member who ran a total of 167.79 miles over 59.5 days, we will divide the total miles run by the total number of days.

We perform the following calculation:

Average miles per day = Total miles ÷ Total days

Average miles per day = 167.79 miles ÷ 59.5 days

Average miles per day ≈ 2.82 miles per day

Therefore, option a) 2.82 miles per day is the correct answer to how many miles he averaged per day.