Question

Which of the following situations could be described by the expression m – 1.85?

Rosalita ran 1.85 miles yesterday, and m miles farther today.

Rosalita ran m miles yesterday, and 1.85 miles fewer today.

Rosalita ran 1.85 miles yesterday, and m miles fewer today.

Rosalita ran m miles yesterday, and 1.85 miles farther today.

Answer 1

Rosalita ran m miles yesterday, and 1.85 miles fewer today.

Explanation:

The expression m - 1.85 is used to find how many miles Rosalita ran today. If she ran 1.85 miles less than yesterday, m, to find today's miles you would subtract 1.85 from m, which the expression does. The only scenario that makes sense is that Rosalita ran m miles yesterday and ran 1.85 fewer miles today.

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