Question

Jamie ran a total distance of 6 and 1 over 2 miles during the months of March and April. If Jamie only ran 1 over 6 mile every day, how many days did she go running?

Answer 1

Given:

Total distance covered by Jamie =
`6(1)/(2)` miles

She ran every day =
`(1)/(6)` miles

To find:

The number of days in which she go for running.

Solution:

Total distance covered by Jamie
`=6(1)/(2)` miles

`=(6* 2+1)/(2)` miles

`=(12+1)/(2)` miles

`=(13)/(2)` miles

She ran every day =
`(1)/(6)` miles

Now,

`\text{Required number of days}=\frac{\text{Total distance covered}}{\text{Distance covered each day}}`

`\text{Required number of days}=((13)/(2))/((1)/(6))`

`\text{Required number of days}=(13)/(2)* (6)/(1)`

`\text{Required number of days}=39`

Therefore, the required number of days is 39.