Question

Michael drives to work each day. He travels a total of 160 miles at the end of the work week. How far is Michael's house from work?

Answer 1

16 miles

Explanation:

Assume the working day in a week is 5.

Given:

Michael drives 160 miles at the end of the work week. therefore as per assumption,

5 days of travelling distance = 160 miles

To find the distance of Micheal's house from work.

Solution:-

5 days of travelling distance = 160 miles --------------------(given)

Now,

Per day driving for work =
`(5\ days\ of\ travelling\ distance)/(5)`

Per day driving for work =
`(160)/(5)`

Per day driving for work =
`32\ miles`

So, Micheal drives to work each day is 32 miles.

Therefore, the one side driving of Micheal is equal to distance of Micheal's house from work.

One side driving of Micheal =
`(Per\ day\ driving)/(2)`

One side driving of Micheal =
`(32)/(2)`

One side driving of Micheal = 16 miles

Therefore, the distance of Micheal's house from work is 16 miles.