Question

22) Last week Alyssa R. ran 24 miles more thanFidha. Alyssa ran 39 miles.. Howmany miles did Fidha run?

Answer 1

Given:

Alyssa R. ran 24 miles more than Fidha

Alyssa ran 39 miles

Let the number of miles Fidha run be x

From the given statements, we can write the sum of the number of miles Fidha ran plus the extra miles covered by Alyssa R. should be equal to the number of miles ran by Alyssa

`24\text{ + x = 39}`

Solving for x:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Collect like terms} \\ x\text{ = 39 - 24} \\ x\text{ = }15 \end{gathered}`

Hence, the number of miles Fidha ran is 15 miles

Answer: 15 miles