Question:
Ricky rides his bike 12 miles every day. He stops after 7 miles to rest. write and solve an equation to find out how much further he has to ride
Answer:
Ricky has to further ride for 5 miles
Solution:
Given that, Ricky rides his bike 12 miles every day
Let "x" be the remaining distance in miles he has to ride further
Total distance = 12 miles
Also, given that he stops after 7 miles to rest
Therefore, already covered distance = 7 miles
Therefore, we can frame a equation as,
remaining distance + already covered distance = total distance
x + 7 = 12
Solve the above equation for "x"
x = 12 - 7
x = 5
Thus Ricky has to further ride for 5 miles