Question

Elisa ran a total of 8 4/5 miles on Saturday and Sunday. If she ran 5 1/4 miles on Saturday, how many miles did she run on Sunday?

Answer 1

Answer:
`3(11)/(20)\ \text{miles}`

Explanation:

Given

Elisa run a total of
`8(4)/(5)` miles on Saturday and Sunday.

If she runs
`5(1)/(4)` miles on Saturday

Then, distance traveled on Sunday is given by

`\Rightarrow 8(4)/(5)-5(1)/(4)\\\\\Rightarrow (44)/(5)-(21)/(4)\\\\\Rightarrow (44* 4)/(5* 4)-(21* 5)/(4* 5)\\\\\Rightarrow (71)/(20)\\\\\Rightarrow 3(11)/(20)\ \text{miles}`