Question

A student runs laps around a track. Each lap is 1/4 mile. The student runs 2 1/2 miles each day and has a goal to run a total of 45 miles. The student wrote this equation to find x, the number of days needed to complete the goal.

Answer 1

x=18 days

Explanation:

since the student runs 2 1/2 miles everyday divide that into 45 miles and you get 18 therefore x=18