Question

Each morning, Jon rides 1.5 miles to school and then rides to his aunt’s house after school. Later in the evening, he takes the same route to get back to his house. Over 5 days, he rides 44 miles.

Which equation can be used to find x, the distance from school to his aunt’s house?

Answer 1

The equation that can be used to determine the distance from school to his aunt's house is x = 29 miles / 10.What equation can be used to represent the total distance travelled? Total miles rode = 10(miles ridden to school) + (10 x miles rode to his aunt's house from school) 44 miles = (10 x 1.5) + (10 × x)44 miles = 15 miles + 10x What equation that can be used to determine distance rode from school to her aunt's house? Given this equation : 44 miles = 15 miles + 10x, take the following steps: Combine similar terms: 44 miles - 15 miles = 10x 29 miles = 10x Divide both sides by 10 x = 29 miles / 10