Question

You run a 0.5 mile on Sunday. On each day after the weekend, you run 1.5 times as far as you did the day before. Write an expression to find the distance you run 5 days after Sunday(Friday).

Answer 1

Answer: You will run 2.53125 miles on Friday.

Explanation:

Sunday: 0.5 miles

Monday: 0.5 miles * 1.5 = 0.75 miles

Tuesday: 0.75 miles * 1.5 = 1.125 miles

Wednesday: 1.125 miles * 1.5 = 1.6875 miles

Thursday: 1.6875 miles * 1.5 = 2.53125 miles

Friday: 2.53125 miles * 1.5 = 3.796875 miles