Question

Branden and Pete each play running back. Branden carries the ball 75 times for 550 yards, and Pete has 42 carries for 380 yards. Who runs farther per carry

Answer 1

Pete ran farther per carry.

Explanation:

Given:

Number of carries by Branden = 75

Number of yards ran by Branden = 550 yards.

Number of carries by Pete = 42

Number of yards ran by Pete = 380 yards.

We need to find who ran farther per carry.

Solution:

Now we will find the Distance per carry.

Distance per carry is equal to Number of yards ran by Branden divided by Number of carries by Branden.

framing in equation form we get;

Distance ran per carry by Branden =
`(550\ yards)/(75\ carry) = 7.33\ yards/carry`

Distance per carry is equal to Number of yards ran by Pete divided by Number of carries by Pete.

framing in equation form we get;

Distance ran per carry by Pete =
`(380\ yards)/(42\ carry) = 9.04\ yards/carry`

From we can see that;

Pete ran 9.04 yards/carry while Branden ran 7.33 yards/carry.

Hence Pete ran farther per carry.