Question

Michael is interested in buying three different running shoes. The shoes are red, blue, and yellow. In the store, he jogged in each pair of shoes to decide which one to buy. He jogged in the red shoes 23 feet. He jogged in the blue shoes 28 feet. He jogged in the yellow shoes 22 feet. Which shoe did he jog in the farthest? Explain your thinking (Round to the nearest tenth).

a. Blue
b. Red
c. Yellow
d. All the same distance

Answer 1

Michael jogged the farthest in the blue shoes, covering a distance of 28 feet, which is more than the distances he covered while jogging in the red and yellow shoes.The correct answer is option A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Identifying Which Shoe Michael Jogged the Farthest In

To determine which shoe Michael jogged the farthest in, we simply compare the distances he jogged with each color of shoes:

• Red shoes: 23 feet
• Blue shoes: 28 feet
• Yellow shoes: 22 feet

It is clear from the comparison that Michael jogged the farthest in the blue shoes, as 28 feet is greater than both 23 feet and 22 feet. Therefore, the answer to which shoe he jogged in the farthest is:a) Blue