Question

On Monday, Jason ran x miles. On Tuesday, he ran 5 fewer miles than on Monday. The total number of miles Jason ran over thesetwo days can be found using 2. - 5What does the "2" represent in the expression 2.-5?the number of daysthe number of miles Jason ran on Tuesdaythe total number of miles ranhow many fewer miles Jason ran on Tuesday12345NextSomeone Pls help

Answer 1

Given that, On Monday, Jason ran x miles.

distance ran on monday equals to x

On Tuesday, he ran 5 fewer miles than on Monday

the distance ran on tuesday equal to the distance ran on monday minus 5;

`x-5`

Total distance covered in the two days is;

`x+x-5=2x-5`

Since the distance covered is in two days, the '2' in the expression represents the number of days

The answer is;

1. the number of days