Question

FIND THE NUMBER AND WRITE AN EQUATION FOR THE WORD PROBLEM:

Brenda runs 4 miles every day. Write an equation to find the number of miles she runs in 5 days.

Answer 1

Brenda ran 20 miles in 5 days

Solution:

Given that, Brenda runs 4 miles every day

To find: Equation to find the number of miles she runs in 5 days

From given statement,

Number of miles ran in 1 day = 4 miles

Let "x" be the number of miles ran in 5 days

Therefore,

number of miles ran in 5 days = Number of miles ran in 1 day x 5

`x = \text{ Number of miles ran in 1 day } * 5`

`x = 4 * 5 = 20`

Thus she ran 20 miles in 5 days