Question

How many miles did Anthony run last week if Christian ran 21 miles more than him, and Christian ran 37 miles?

a) 16 miles
b) 21 miles
c) 37 miles
d) 58 miles

Answer 1

Anthony ran 16 miles last week. Hence, option a) is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's represent the number of miles Anthony ran as 'x'. Since Christian ran 21 miles more than Anthony, we can represent the number of miles Christian ran as 'x + 21'. Given that Christian ran 37 miles, we can set up the equation:

x + 21 = 37

Subtracting 21 from both sides of the equation, we get:

x = 37 - 21 = 16

Therefore, Anthony ran 16 miles last week. The correct option is (a) 16 miles.