Question

Lilliana is training for a marathon. She runs the same distance every day for a week on Monday,

Wednesday, and Friday, she runs 2 laps on a running trail and then runs 6 more miles. On Tuesday and
Sunday, she runs 4 laps on the trail and then runs 2 more miles. On Saturday, she just runs laps. How
many laps does Lilliana run on Saturday?

Answer 1

Answer: 6 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

WEDNESDAY + FRIDAY (# OF MILES)

The Miles Covered by Each Lap = 3x

The Miles on Top of That = 6

TUESDAY + SUNDAY (# OF MILES)

The Miles Covered by Each Lap = 5x

The Miles on Top of That = 2

You want to now put that into an equation! Therefore, you want to put the number of miles from Wednesday and Friday on one side and the number of miles from Tuesday and Sunday on the opposite side.

SOLVING EQUATION FOR MILES PER LAP

Step 1) 3x + 6 = 5x + 2

given equation from what we put together.

Step 2) -3x + 3x + 6 = 5x + 2 -3x

subtract 3x from both sides.

Step 3) -2 + 2x + 2 = 6 -2

subtract 2 from both sides.

Step 4) 2 × x = 4

divide both sides by 2 because you want to put the variable (x) on one side.

Step 5) x = 2 miles for each lap

Now you want to go look back at the equation and plug in 2 for the variable x.

Step 6) 5 ×2 + 2 = 12

PEMDAS!

Step 7) 12 ÷ 2 = 6

SHE RUNS 2 MILES ON SATURDAYS!