Question

model with math Jorge hiked 15.4 miles on Monday. He hiked 20.6 miles on Tuesday, and the rest of the 50 mile trail on Wednesday. If m represents the miles Jorge hiked on Wednesday, write an equation to show the total number of miles Jorge hiked and solve for m.

Answer 1

Given data:

The distance hiked on monday =15.4 miles.

The distance hiked on Tuesday =20.6 miles.

The length of trail = 50 miles.

The distance hiked on Wednesday =m.

The equation can be written as,

`15.4+20.6+m=50`

Solving the above equation,

`\begin{gathered} 36+m=50 \\ m=14 \end{gathered}`

Thus, the required value of m is 14 miles.